People · United States
Sebastian Ekman
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019EKMA01
Sebastian Ekman has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at SacCubing XV 2023, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,720th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2019, he has put 422 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.96 in January 2019 to 8.14, a 65% improvement. Sebastian has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.14 | 10.48 | top 3.0% | 1,720 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.92 | 4.68 | top 3.4% | 883 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 4.18 | top 8.8% | 3,460 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 11.83 | 16.39 | top 9.5% | 675 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 37.91 | 46.62 | top 9.7% | 1,451 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 3.95 | 6.06 | top 10.6% | 1,626 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.02 | 1:25.39 | top 21.1% | 1,455 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 10.53 | 12.39 | top 27.6% | 2,127 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.38 | 1:48.56 | top 35.7% | 2,833 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.05 | 30.35 | top 37.0% | 4,903 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:08.06 | — | top 54.7% | 1,159 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 6:49.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,445 / 3,184 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Reno Winter 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Folsom Winter 2023.
- 3 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Claws Up Winter 2023.
- 17 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.14 at SacCubing XV 2023.
- 17 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XV 2023.
Competitions
- Davis Winter 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Cup Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Reno Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Folsom Winter 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Claws Up Winter 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 15 2019 · 10 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- SacCubing VI 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chris Martin — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 63 times
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.