People · Norway
Viktor Volden
Pyraminx · top 8.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016VOLD01
Viktor Volden has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.06, set at Kjeller Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2016, he has put 627 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.95 in October 2016 to 10.93, a 73% improvement. Viktor has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.06 | 6.54 | top 8.0% | 89 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 10.93 | 13.11 | top 10.3% | 169 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 4.06 | top 11.4% | 165 / 1,202 | |
| 4×4 | 46.88 | 51.72 | top 20.6% | 107 / 590 | |
| Skewb | 6.79 | 9.07 | top 32.0% | 197 / 531 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.80 | 35.68 | top 36.3% | 166 / 513 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.89 | 1:59.53 | top 44.6% | 122 / 318 |
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
- 16 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Lier Open 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Norwegian Championship 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.63 at Kjeller Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2017.
Competitions
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2021 · 12 Nov 2021
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- Norwegian Championship 2019 · 29 Mar 2019
- VI QB'er 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Lier Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- VI QB'er 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Trondheim Winter 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Filip Nilsen — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.