People · Sweden
Stefan Lidström
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2008 · 2008LIDS01
Stefan Lidström has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Huddinge Cube Day 2014, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in Sweden. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since September 2008, he has put 944 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.91 in September 2008 to 15.11, a 51% improvement. Stefan has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.53 | 4.79 | top 2.3% | 93 / 2,325 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 9.79 | top 12.9% | 293 / 1,730 | |
| Clock | 9.31 | 10.85 | top 21.6% | 123 / 546 | |
| Square-1 | 18.15 | 20.45 | top 23.7% | 105 / 427 | |
| 3×3 | 15.11 | 16.02 | top 24.8% | 623 / 2,925 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.96 | 27.12 | top 28.7% | 240 / 868 | |
| 4×4 | 57.36 | 1:05.67 | top 33.5% | 292 / 1,120 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.19 | 1:56.82 | top 35.3% | 168 / 564 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.75 | 2:07.92 | top 44.5% | 222 / 562 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 46.00 | top 51.8% | 98 / 168 | |
| Skewb | 10.08 | 12.99 | top 55.4% | 658 / 1,173 | |
| 7×7 | 5:44.55 | 5:57.92 | top 63.8% | 122 / 206 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.66 | 4:18.57 | top 66.3% | 152 / 249 |
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
- 26 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Swedish Championship 2017.
- 20 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Swedish Championship 2014.
- 23 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Swedish Cube Days 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at Stockholm Open 2013.
- 17 Sep 2011Three personal bests in one day at Swedish Championship 2011.
- 22 Jan 2011Four personal bests in one day at Helsinki Open 2011.
Competitions
- Anders Larsson Memorial 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2017 · 26 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SSL 2 Stockholm 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
- Huddinge Cube Day 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Skanstull Cube 2014 · 24 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Stockholm Open 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Cube Days 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Stockholm Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Bergshamra Blind 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Cubedays 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2011 · 17 Sep 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Vårgårda Open 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2011 · 22 Jan 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Cubedays 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2010 · 11 Sep 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Karlstad Open 2010 · 15 May 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Swedish Cube Day competition 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2009 · 5 Sep 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Västerås Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Norrköping Open 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandö Open 2009 · 17 Jan 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Cube Day competition 2008 · 6 Dec 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2008 · 6 Sep 2008
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.
- Gunnar Krig — met in 181 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Simon Westlund — met in 180 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Tommy Gustavsson — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 105 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.