People · United States
Robert Qian
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024QIAN10
Robert Qian has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Quick in Quincy 2024, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,963rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2024, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Robert has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.91 | 11.24 | top 7.2% | 3,963 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 4.51 | top 24.8% | 9,738 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.43 | 32.93 | top 45.3% | 6,145 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.65 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,482 / 8,927 |
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
- 27 Oct 2024First competition: Quick in Quincy 2024. A 10.06 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Quick in Quincy 2024.
Competitions
- Cambridge Cube Clash 2025 · 16 Feb 2025
- The Battle of Lexington 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Quick in Quincy 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Andron-Silva — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Cohen — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.