People · Finland
Theo Kortelainen
2×2 · top 4.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023KORT01
Theo Kortelainen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.89, set at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55th in Finland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2023, he has put 229 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.69 in July 2023 to 1.89, a 30% improvement. Theo 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 | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.89 | 4.40 | top 4.1% | 55 / 683 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.54 | 9.00 | top 10.5% | 101 / 558 | |
| Skewb | 4.54 | 7.75 | top 14.8% | 98 / 411 | |
| Clock | 11.16 | 12.12 | top 30.7% | 88 / 198 | |
| 3×3 | 18.19 | 20.84 | top 34.8% | 379 / 886 | |
| Square-1 | 24.43 | 38.73 | top 37.9% | 74 / 160 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.50 | — | top 57.2% | 238 / 397 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.69 | 41.01 | top 58.6% | 193 / 318 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.91 | — | top 64.7% | 134 / 193 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.83 | — | top 65.8% | 155 / 236 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Deutsche Cube Days Helsinki 2024.
- 16 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.67 at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024.
- 16 Feb 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutiokemut 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.06 at Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2023.
Competitions
- Deutsche Cube Days Helsinki 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutiokemut 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Time Trial 2023 · 3 Mar 2023
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.
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- Urho Kinnunen — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.