People · United States
Rommel Robles
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015ROBL03
Rommel Robles has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at SacCubing III 2018, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,822nd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2015, he has put 276 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.55 in November 2015 to 9.08, a 54% improvement. Rommel 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 | 9.08 | 11.08 | top 5.1% | 2,822 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.54 | 8.21 | top 10.5% | 2,735 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 41.87 | 47.84 | top 14.3% | 2,139 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.57 | 10.00 | top 22.5% | 3,585 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 5.04 | top 24.2% | 9,495 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.43 | 29.02 | top 29.9% | 3,874 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.99 | 1:41.07 | top 31.5% | 2,489 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.74 | 3:33.02 | top 50.4% | 1,890 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:25.43 | 5:31.59 | top 58.4% | 1,735 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,220 / 7,841 |
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
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at SacCubing III 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Eight personal bests in one day at SacCubing III 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing II 2017.
- 17 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2016.
- 10 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.36 at Berkeley Winter 2016.
Competitions
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- San Ramon Cubed 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing II 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017
- Armin Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2016 · 10 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2015 · 22 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 63 rounds, never finished ahead
- Efrem Blitz — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jacob Posner — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.