People · United States
Roman Blankinship
2×2 · top 9.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023BLAN19
Roman Blankinship has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,790th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2023, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. His Skewb best has come down from 13.23 in December 2023 to 6.74, a 49% improvement. Roman has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 8.36 | top 9.6% | 3,790 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.74 | 10.82 | top 31.6% | 5,233 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.98 | 10.37 | top 36.0% | 10,179 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 23.23 | 37.62 | top 48.5% | 28,173 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 29.98 | 40.87 | top 84.2% | 7,495 / 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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Jun 2025First sub-30 3×3: 23.23 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025.
- 13 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025.
- 2 Dec 2023First competition: Rocky Top 2023. A 39.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Scenic City Scramble TN 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Volunteer State Cubing 2024 · 24 Feb 2024
- Rocky Top 2023 · 2 Dec 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.
- Rowan Stough — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Drew Windham — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.