People · Norway
Torjus Hoel Bjorå
Skewb · top 7.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015BJOR01
Torjus Hoel Bjorå has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.52, set at Kjeller Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in Norway. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2015, he has put 305 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.53 in September 2015 to 14.28, a 50% improvement. Torjus has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.52 | 5.06 | top 7.9% | 44 / 531 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 6.13 | top 18.7% | 250 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 18.34 | top 21.9% | 335 / 1,609 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.48 | 13.01 | top 40.4% | 379 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.97 | 1:43.14 | top 56.7% | 316 / 590 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 75 / 117 | |
| Square-1 | 41.84 | 53.98 | top 67.6% | 107 / 153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.69 | 1:18.45 | top 84.8% | 386 / 513 |
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
- 4 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at VI QB'er 2017.
- 4 Feb 2017Five personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2016.
- 17 Sep 2016Five personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2016.
- 4 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2016.
- 7 Feb 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.06 at UiO Open 2016.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- VI QB'er 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2016 · 4 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- UiO Open 2016 · 7 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Fall 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mikkel Svartveit — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kristian Muggerud — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.