People · Norway
Stian Nygård
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017NYGA02
Stian Nygård has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Sandnes Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in Norway. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2017, he has put 302 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.86 in August 2017 to 9.06, a 39% improvement. Stian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.98 | 5.43 | top 4.9% | 32 / 531 | |
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 10.93 | top 5.0% | 88 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 3.55 | top 9.2% | 139 / 1,202 | |
| 4×4 | 47.30 | 48.67 | top 21.2% | 112 / 590 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.66 | 1:38.28 | top 22.1% | 49 / 318 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.38 | 8.07 | top 22.9% | 241 / 865 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 27.64 | top 32.3% | 148 / 513 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.87 | 2:58.83 | top 37.5% | 35 / 136 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.13 | 2:02.72 | top 42.7% | 91 / 262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:43.34 | 5:12.84 | top 45.5% | 37 / 115 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Kristiansand Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Kristiansand Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sandnes Winter 2025.
- 22 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: Sandnes Open 2017. A 14.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sandnes Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Kristiansand Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Sandnes Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Magne Njå — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Kenneth Tran — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.