People · United States
Robert Kelly
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016KELL13
Robert Kelly has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.09, set at Michigan 2018, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,840th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2016, he has put 135 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.69 in September 2016 to 9.09, a 38% 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 | 9.09 | 10.81 | top 5.1% | 2,840 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.45 | top 8.0% | 3,139 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.90 | 7.21 | top 19.2% | 5,129 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.88 | 1:10.68 | top 40.5% | 6,605 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.76 | 2:26.27 | top 50.9% | 4,273 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.04 | — | early days — 3 solves | 11,837 / 15,683 |
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
- 10 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.09 at Michigan 2018.
- 10 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Michigan 2018.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Mason Cubing Challenge 2016. A 14.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Andy Denney — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Drew Brads — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.