People · Finland
Viljami Mettovaara
2×2 · top 4.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017METT01
Viljami Mettovaara has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at VERK XV 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Finland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since September 2017, he has put 954 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.55 in September 2017 to 12.69, a 46% improvement. Viljami has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 2.01 | 4.77 | top 4.8% | 64 / 683 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 6.91 | top 9.9% | 97 / 558 | |
| Skewb | 4.44 | 7.64 | top 14.1% | 94 / 411 | |
| 3×3 | 12.69 | 14.47 | top 16.4% | 203 / 886 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.49 | 1:32.46 | top 20.2% | 58 / 193 | |
| 4×4 | 48.64 | 53.01 | top 23.0% | 111 / 397 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.43 | 30.43 | top 24.5% | 99 / 318 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.11 | 1:36.47 | top 28.3% | 77 / 236 | |
| Clock | 11.67 | 13.44 | top 33.3% | 94 / 198 | |
| 6×6 | 3:00.32 | 3:14.18 | top 41.2% | 53 / 119 | |
| 7×7 | 4:35.62 | 4:46.53 | top 43.1% | 42 / 102 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 60 / 96 | |
| Square-1 | 33.54 | 41.65 | top 56.1% | 107 / 160 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:41.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 61 |
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
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Lahen Cubefest 2024.
- 28 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Autotalo All Events 2 2023.
- 27 Aug 2022Six personal bests in one day at Estonian Open 2022.
- 30 Oct 2021Three personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2021.
- 30 Aug 2020Five personal bests in one day at Operation NxN Myrbacka 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Tapiola Winter Open 2019.
Competitions
- VERK XV 2026 · 15 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lahen Cubefest 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling at the Shopping Centre Plaza in Salo 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Autotalo All Events 2 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kuutiostoren Kuutiokekkerit 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gulf of Finland 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Estonian Open 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2021 · 30 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Operation NxN Myrbacka 2020 · 30 Aug 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Helsinki Winter Special 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Tapiola Winter Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Pönde Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Denmark & Friends 2019 · 15 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019 · 1 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Pikkujoulut 2018 · 16 Nov 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Ark 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tapiola Winter Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2017 · 17 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 220 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Antto Pitkänen — met in 178 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Arttu Puttonen — met in 175 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.