People · Norway
Samuel Bennett Olsen
2×2 · top 3.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022OLSE04
Samuel Bennett Olsen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.77, set at Oslo Open 2023, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2022, he has put 343 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.28 in June 2022 to 9.85, a 65% improvement. Samuel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.77 | 2.55 | top 3.4% | 60 / 1,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.09 | 5.07 | top 3.9% | 42 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 12.29 | top 7.0% | 119 / 1,609 | |
| Skewb | 3.63 | 6.70 | top 8.5% | 49 / 531 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.44 | 31.15 | top 37.9% | 170 / 513 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.48 | 1:09.66 | top 38.1% | 191 / 590 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.61 | 2:10.41 | top 44.4% | 98 / 262 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Jun 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Oslo Open 2023.
- 23 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2023.
- 24 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Flatåsen Open 2023.
- 28 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Julekubing 2022.
- 14 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.11 at Sandnes Open 2022.
Competitions
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Sandnes Open 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2023 · 23 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Flatåsen Open 2023 · 24 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Julekubing 2022 · 28 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2022 · 14 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2022 · 24 Jun 2022
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Anders Barhaugen — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.