People · Norway
Sander Joa
3×3 · top 0.95% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016JOAS01
Sander Joa has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.60, set at Sandnes Open 2018, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Norway. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2016, he has put 219 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.69 in September 2016 to 6.60, a 63% improvement. Sander has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.60 | 10.87 | top 0.95% | 19 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 4.91 | top 5.2% | 77 / 1,217 | |
| 4×4 | 43.03 | 46.45 | top 15.9% | 80 / 596 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.00 | 1:36.58 | top 25.8% | 65 / 321 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.53 | 25.90 | top 27.5% | 133 / 521 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 12.79 | top 35.9% | 221 / 537 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.04 | 10.49 | top 36.5% | 344 / 879 | |
| 6×6 | 3:14.96 | 3:35.48 | early days — 3 solves | 54 / 141 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.73 | 3:33.72 | top 69.0% | 165 / 268 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 109 / 119 |
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
- 22 Sep 2018Five personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Sandnes Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.83 at Norwegian Championship 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2017.
- 17 Sep 2016First competition: Sandnes Open 2016. A 17.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sandnes Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Levi André Tallaksen — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Magne Njå — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.