People · Canada
Sean Thorsteinson
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022THOR06
Sean Thorsteinson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.76, set at Fast in Fargo 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 415th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2022, he has put 389 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.06 in June 2022 to 8.76, a 56% improvement. Sean has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.76 | 10.02 | top 4.3% | 415 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 2.99 | top 5.4% | 336 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.95 | 5.30 | top 7.4% | 263 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 39.24 | 43.57 | top 11.2% | 266 / 3,118 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 6.14 | top 13.8% | 297 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.86 | 20.56 | top 17.4% | 373 / 2,620 | |
| Clock | 8.72 | 9.69 | top 18.6% | 155 / 1,029 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.30 | 1:35.75 | top 23.9% | 218 / 1,375 | |
| Square-1 | 19.15 | 27.11 | top 26.0% | 221 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.16 | 1:44.89 | top 33.2% | 412 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 49.33 | early days — 3 solves | 146 / 283 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:46.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 175 / 351 | |
| 7×7 | 5:01.22 | 5:24.23 | top 50.9% | 213 / 503 | |
| 6×6 | 4:37.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 456 / 665 |
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
- 30 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Fast in Fargo 2026.
- 17 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2024.
- 18 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Winterpeg 2024.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.68 at Winnipeg Open 2023.
Competitions
- Carberry Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Fast in Fargo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Fall Morning 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Canada 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
- Winnipeg Big & Blind 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Winnipeg Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Winterpeg 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Aaron Cox — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Wilmer Daniel Almazan Cabrera — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.