People · United States
Roman James Guagnozzi
3×3 · top 6.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022GUAG02
Roman James Guagnozzi has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.71, set at Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,725th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2022, he has put 178 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.48 in January 2022 to 9.71, a 33% improvement. Roman has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.71 | 12.59 | top 6.7% | 3,725 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 5.51 | top 18.9% | 7,520 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.59 | 8.71 | top 30.5% | 5,088 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.41 | 1:12.56 | top 39.1% | 6,445 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.84 | 12.55 | top 43.5% | 12,650 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 32.17 | 40.38 | top 53.6% | 3,580 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.22 | 40.29 | top 53.9% | 7,571 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.77 | — | top 69.0% | 6,150 / 9,537 |
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 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 15 Jan 2022First competition: Empire State Winter A 2022. A 14.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's Prep 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Owings Mills Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Winter A 2022 · 15 Jan 2022
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.
- Carson Widjaja — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Meade — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Williams — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.