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Knut Skaug Haraldsen vs Jack Larsson Backsell

Two careers, 100 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.

Knut Skaug Haraldsen (Norway) and Jack Larsson Backsell (Sweden) have met in 100 rounds across 7 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jack Larsson Backsell leads Knut Skaug Haraldsen: 57 finishes in front to 43.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Jack Larsson Backsell holds the faster single in 8, Knut Skaug Haraldsen in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKnut Skaug Haraldsen singleaverageJack Larsson Backsell singleaverage
3×34.806.815.627.36
2×20.931.841.192.08
4×426.1130.4123.2027.39
5×550.821:01.5735.9144.78
6×61:44.981:51.541:18.191:26.16
7×72:48.862:54.612:07.692:12.66
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves29.0042 moves—
3×3 one-handed7.2710.016.9011.44
Clock8.809.756.037.06
Megaminx52.971:02.2544.1152.71
Pyraminx1.934.382.453.17
Skewb1.543.872.524.65
Square-112.6517.059.5614.33

Year by year

every meeting, 100 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 44 meetings2021: 152024: 132025: 282026: 44

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKnut Skaug HaraldsenJack Larsson Backsellahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round2.692.26Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round8.337.68Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round9.578.73Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round10.8212.14Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round11.2611.79Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round32.6529.18Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round1:05.5747.25Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20266×6First round2:04.681:31.42Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20267×7First round2:57.302:12.75Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round1:07.8458.56Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Oslo Open 20262×2Second round3.472.81Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Oslo Open 20262×2First round3.332.90Jack Larsson Backsell
2026Oslo Open 20262×2Final2.742.94Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Oslo Open 20263×3Semi Final7.477.47Knut Skaug Haraldsen

Full careers: Knut Skaug Haraldsen · Jack Larsson Backsell. 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.