People · Kazakhstan
Roman Karpenkov
3×3 · top 32.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024KARP03
Roman Karpenkov has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.35, set at Almaty New Year 2026, puts him in the top 32.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 376th in Kazakhstan. Across 3 competitions since October 2024, he has put 49 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.20 in October 2024 to 17.35, an 18% improvement. Roman 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 | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.35 | 20.56 | top 32.2% | 376 / 1,325 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.69 | 15.58 | top 33.7% | 240 / 812 | |
| 2×2 | 5.22 | 7.09 | top 42.1% | 351 / 988 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.63 | 1:17.20 | top 43.7% | 170 / 422 | |
| Megaminx | 2:56.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 161 / 247 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 152 / 216 | |
| Clock | 31.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 111 / 136 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Almaty New Year 2026.
- 31 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at Almaty Summer 2025.
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Almaty Summer 2025.
- 25 Oct 2024First competition: Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024. A 21.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Almaty New Year 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Almaty Summer 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024 · 25 Oct 2024
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.
- Andrey Klimov — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.