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Anders Barhaugen vs Ruben Norén Gustafsson

Two careers, 43 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Anders Barhaugen (Norway) and Ruben Norén Gustafsson (Sweden) have met in 43 rounds across 3 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Anders Barhaugen leads Ruben Norén Gustafsson: 29 finishes in front to 14.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Ruben Norén Gustafsson holds the faster single in 9, Anders Barhaugen in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAnders Barhaugen singleaverageRuben Norén Gustafsson singleaverage
3×36.538.526.628.10
2×21.021.640.851.31
4×428.1933.2328.1331.96
5×554.1557.5658.4259.39
6×61:48.361:58.221:48.161:53.26
7×72:41.983:02.952:58.013:03.28
3×3 blindfolded1:28.212:25.9352.471:48.45
3×3 Fewest Moves31 moves35.3329 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed13.1816.5213.4916.58
Clock2.403.142.402.91
Megaminx59.611:12.7537.4446.04
Skewb1.973.981.944.42
Square-18.0412.087.4810.03
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 15:516 of 7 cubes · 48:04

Year by year

every meeting, 43 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 21 meetings2024: 112025: 212026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAnders BarhaugenRuben Norén Gustafssonahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round2.182.67Anders Barhaugen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round12.038.84Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:00.4955.18Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.7327.49Anders Barhaugen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round37.1034.74Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round57.5659.39Anders Barhaugen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026ClockSecond round4.003.58Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026ClockFirst round3.773.69Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round1:15.7149.60Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026SkewbFirst round6.326.89Anders Barhaugen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026Square-1First round16.6013.91Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2025Spring Cubing in Stafsinge 20252×2Final3.052.21Ruben Norén Gustafsson
2025Spring Cubing in Stafsinge 20252×2Second round2.332.51Anders Barhaugen
2025Spring Cubing in Stafsinge 20252×2First round3.282.66Ruben Norén Gustafsson

Full careers: Anders Barhaugen · Ruben Norén Gustafsson. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.