People · Finland
Väinö Kärkkäinen
Pyraminx · top 15.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018KARK02
Väinö Kärkkäinen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.42, set at Vantaa Back to School 2019, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 146th in Finland. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 105 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 8.02 in May 2018 to 5.18, a 35% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 8.97 | top 15.9% | 146 / 551 | |
| Skewb | 5.18 | 6.90 | top 19.5% | 124 / 405 | |
| 3×3 | 16.90 | 22.05 | top 30.7% | 331 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 5.31 | 6.43 | top 43.1% | 394 / 671 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 260 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:58.53 | — | top 81.0% | 328 / 388 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ark 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Vantaa Open 2018.
- 11 May 2018First competition: Finnish Championship 2018. A 17.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vantaa Back to School 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ark 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Vantaa Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018 — 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.
- Antto Pitkänen — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Pessi Ansaranta — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joonas Silvennoinen — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.