People · Cyprus
Roman Zakoulov
3×3 · top 0.82% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024ZAKO01
Roman Zakoulov has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.46, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.82% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Cyprus. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2024, he has put 492 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.81 in September 2024 to 6.46, a 40% improvement. Roman has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.46 | 8.11 | top 0.82% | 3 / 206 | |
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.54 | top 3.6% | 4 / 162 | |
| 5×5 | 56.54 | 1:03.36 | top 4.0% | 2 / 36 | |
| 4×4 | 32.99 | 37.35 | top 4.9% | 3 / 76 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.52 | 5.93 | top 5.5% | 8 / 131 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.80 | 17.50 | top 7.7% | 3 / 67 | |
| 6×6 | 1:51.60 | 2:00.10 | top 7.8% | 2 / 13 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 8.07 | top 12.5% | 7 / 79 | |
| 7×7 | 3:20.33 | 3:26.30 | top 16.4% | 2 / 9 | |
| Clock | 9.42 | 10.13 | top 22.1% | 10 / 44 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.82 | 1:31.31 | top 25.5% | 5 / 40 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 5 / 11 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cubing League Final 2026.
- 27 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cyprus Nationals 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cubing League IV 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cubing League III 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Solstice 2025.
- 24 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cubing League II 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nicosia Power Plant 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League Final 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cyprus Nationals 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League IV 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League III 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Solstice 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League II 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League I 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Autumn 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cyprus Nationals 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Sotiris Kkaras — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Constantinos Kapelos — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.