People · Iceland
Stefán Dagur Pálmason
2×2 · top 2.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022PALM16
Stefán Dagur Pálmason has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.51, set at Reykjavík Windy Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Iceland. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2022, he has put 529 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.78 in December 2022 to 11.06, a 34% improvement. He has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.51 | 3.92 | top 2.2% | 4 / 152 | |
| Skewb | 3.78 | 7.06 | top 9.5% | 4 / 67 | |
| 3×3 | 11.06 | 12.87 | top 10.7% | 16 / 202 | |
| Square-1 | 13.49 | 17.80 | top 13.0% | 2 / 28 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 8.79 | top 14.3% | 18 / 101 | |
| Clock | 8.96 | 11.97 | top 19.7% | 3 / 23 | |
| 4×4 | 54.60 | 1:03.30 | top 30.4% | 16 / 68 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.60 | 35.15 | top 48.1% | 24 / 58 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.51 | 2:20.23 | top 48.4% | 12 / 29 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.43 | 2:19.47 | top 55.2% | 18 / 43 |
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 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Wellington Skewb Showdown 2025.
- 10 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025.
- 15 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Icelandic Nationals 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at Iceland Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2023.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Wellington Skewb Showdown 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Reykjavík Windy Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2022 · 2 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Óðinn Logi Gunnarsson — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nathan Ingi Arnberg — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.