People · Norway
Torbjørn Olsen
Skewb · top 22.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019OLSE02
Torbjørn Olsen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.56, set at Bergen Open 2020, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in Norway. Across 5 competitions since July 2019, he has put 100 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.68 in July 2019 to 18.52, a 40% improvement. He 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 | 5.56 | 7.10 | top 22.4% | 147 / 531 | |
| 2×2 | 4.15 | 9.54 | top 28.4% | 350 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 18.52 | 21.73 | top 35.7% | 526 / 1,609 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 468 / 590 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.59 | 29.77 | top 90.9% | 793 / 865 |
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
- 12 Nov 2021First sub-20 3×3: 18.52 at Norwegian Championship 2021.
- 2 Aug 2020Three personal bests in one day at Bergen Open 2020.
- 2 Nov 2019First sub-30 3×3: 24.80 at Kjeller Open 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019First competition: Bergen Open 2019. A 30.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022
- Norwegian Championship 2021 · 12 Nov 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Bergen Open 2020 · 2 Aug 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bergen Open 2019 · 27 Jul 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.
- Hennie Færden — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Erlend Ektvedt Fredriksen — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Anders Lassesen Naug — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.