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Norman Roberson V
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023VNOR01
Norman Roberson V has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.90, set at Tyler Twists & Turns 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 868th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 159 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.42 in February 2023 to 19.22, a 39% improvement. Norman has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.90 | 8.93 | top 3.3% | 868 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 7.16 | top 25.2% | 9,893 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.22 | 22.70 | top 37.7% | 21,272 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,437 / 19,072 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.22 at Tyler Twists & Turns 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tyler Twists & Turns 2026.
- 8 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.11 at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
- 5 Feb 2023First competition: Solving in Shreveport 2023. A 31.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Tyler Twists & Turns 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023
- Solving in Shreveport 2023 · 5 Feb 2023
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Patrick — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ishan Parikh — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.