People · United States
Roman V. Simkins
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018SIMK01
Roman V. Simkins has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.60, set at Ohio State Fall 2023, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,275th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2018, he has put 382 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.60 in February 2018 to 8.60, a 32% improvement. Roman 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 | 8.60 | 11.13 | top 4.0% | 2,275 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.29 | 22.12 | top 8.8% | 1,189 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.52 | top 16.2% | 6,421 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.49 | 7.53 | top 16.4% | 4,430 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 48.68 | 1:01.28 | top 23.1% | 3,555 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 6.52 | 9.86 | top 30.0% | 4,981 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.74 | 2:13.26 | top 39.8% | 3,255 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,193 / 2,059 | |
| Clock | 42.53 | — | top 94.5% | 8,701 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 4:57.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,866 / 8,026 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Fall 2023.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Pittsburgh Spring 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Spring 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Six personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Open 2018.
- 17 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Holy Toledo Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Bulldog Spring 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kent Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
- Pittsburgh Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Howland Winter 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
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.
- Zachary Garber — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Roxy Behrle — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Benjamin Pugh — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.