People · United States
Robert Shindelar
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015SHIN07
Robert Shindelar has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.53, set at Classic City Spooks 2017, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,238th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2015, he has put 607 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.19 in August 2015 to 7.53, a 50% improvement. Robert has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 7.53 | 9.84 | top 2.0% | 1,238 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 33.32 | 39.05 | top 5.3% | 817 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 10.25 | 16.90 | top 6.5% | 490 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 4.15 | top 10.5% | 4,172 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 4.42 | 6.45 | top 13.9% | 2,188 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.52 | 7.73 | top 16.6% | 4,487 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.35 | 25.91 | top 21.5% | 2,782 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.49 | 1:34.72 | top 23.4% | 1,648 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:37.68 | — | top 25.7% | 542 / 2,128 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.07 | 1:32.41 | top 25.8% | 2,043 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 12.45 | 13.51 | top 37.2% | 3,028 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.74 | 3:21.79 | top 48.4% | 1,835 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:04.59 | 5:08.83 | top 52.0% | 1,543 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,378 / 2,059 |
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 2017Three personal bests in one day at Classic City Spooks 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Ten personal bests in one day at Classic City Summer 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Mountain View Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Mountain View Open 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Athens Fall Late Night 2016.
- 17 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Spontaneous Summer 2016.
Competitions
- Whale Sounds 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Classic City Spooks 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Classic City Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- Mountain View Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Classic City Shenanigans 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- All Aboard 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Fall Late Night 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Omega 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Peach State Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Atlanta Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
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.
- Kyra Joiner — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
- Katie Hull — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.