People · United States
Robert Charles Bakalian
3×3 · top 33.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022BAKA01
Robert Charles Bakalian has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.92, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 33.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,853rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2022, he has put 54 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.98 in April 2022 to 17.92, a 68% improvement. Robert has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.92 | 20.05 | top 33.9% | 18,853 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.72 | 5.12 | top 35.8% | 14,283 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 14.95 | 19.96 | top 78.1% | 14,923 / 18,907 |
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
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Vegas Speedcubing Summer 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Vegas Speedcubing Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.06 at Cal Poly SLO Winter 2023.
- 23 Apr 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022. A 55.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vegas Speedcubing Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cal Poly SLO Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022
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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Đặng Hoàng Thịnh — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.92 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.