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Roland Plante
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023PLAN01
Roland Plante has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,052nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 104 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.61 in January 2023 to 12.56, a 24% improvement. Roland 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.09 | 11.50 | top 3.9% | 1,052 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 14.63 | top 15.9% | 8,508 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.54 | 9.86 | top 22.3% | 3,547 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.80 | 5.51 | top 23.9% | 9,389 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 51.99 | 1:01.42 | top 27.1% | 4,185 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,196 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.69 | 35.73 | top 52.7% | 7,275 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,293 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,599 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 6:11.15 | 6:36.67 | top 70.3% | 2,156 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 32.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,811 / 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
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First competition: Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023. A 16.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 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.
- Joshua Marriott — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Derek White — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Amarello — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.