Competitions · Sweden
Solvermalm 2026
Stockholm · 14 March 2026 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 41 personal bests
Emil Alpsten won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ludwig Ivarsson by 0.37 seconds. 35 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Emil Alpsten | 5.80 | 7.31 |
| 2×2 | Ludwig Ivarsson | 1.80 | 2.02 |
| 4×4 | Emil Alpsten | 23.54 | 28.46 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Daniel Wallin | 18.49 | — |
| Clock | Lukas Östman | 4.10 | 5.06 |
| Pyraminx | Emil Alpsten | 1.73 | 2.84 |
| Skewb | Erland Flodman | 1.82 | 2.40 |
| Square-1 | Daniel Wallin | 9.69 | 12.50 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 22 still standing- Erland Flodman — 2×2 single 0.60: into the top 0.042% of the event's history.
- Emanuel Skålberg — 2×2 single 0.71: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
- Ludvig Held — 2×2 single 0.71: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
- Emil Alpsten — 4×4 single 23.54: into the top 0.42% of the event's history.
- Carolina Cunha Simão — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
- Leon Sandell — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Zakhar Minkov — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Zakhar Minkov — 3×3 single 10.19: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
35 competitors · 264 results · 8 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Emil Alpsten won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 D' F2 U' B2 D2 B2 U' R B' U2 B' R2 F' R' D L' D' B' - 2
L' R' B2 L D2 U2 R U2 L' F2 U B' D2 R2 D' B' D2 B L F' - 3
F2 L2 F2 D2 B' R2 F D2 F' L' F' L2 F' L B R D' L D - 4
D' F' L' F' R' U2 B F2 U2 R' D2 L2 U2 L B2 R2 L U' B2 L - 5
B' R U' R2 L2 B' D U2 F' L2 F R2 F L2 D2 B L U' B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Albin Strömgren
- Allan Hugo Osvald
- Anton Björklund
- Axel Sommarström
- Carolina Cunha Simão
- Cesar Fagerlind
- Clément Cherblanc
- Daniel Wallin
- Dante Tellechea Hultmark
- Ebbot Vestling
- Eliass Perts
- Emanuel Skålberg
- Emil Alpsten
- Erland Flodman
- Felix Bergström Falk
- Filip Åström
- Jack Belloni Sahlin
- Klas Klöfver
- Leo Bergström
- Leon Sandell
- Lilian Zetterman
- Love Fagerlind
- Ludvig Held
- Ludwig Ivarsson
- Lukas Brandberg
- Lukas Östman
- Oliver Arborelius
- Peter Hugosson-Miller
- Rebecca Klöfver
- Rex Strömberg
- Ruben Ranner
- Wilhelm Öhman
- William Sallros
- Zachary Quek
- Zakhar Minkov
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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.