People · United States
Russell Roberts
2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017ROBE08
Russell Roberts has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Dixon Spring 2018, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,189th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2017, he has put 229 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.29 in March 2017 to 9.98, a 30% improvement. Russell 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 2.85 | top 3.0% | 1,189 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.41 | 14.83 | top 5.2% | 738 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 11.81 | top 7.4% | 4,143 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 36.57 | 51.88 | top 8.3% | 1,272 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.63 | 1:25.36 | top 17.4% | 1,364 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.95 | 7.77 | top 19.7% | 5,328 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 22.48 | 25.73 | top 33.5% | 2,208 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.74 | 3:34.65 | early days — 3 solves | 1,766 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:43.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,356 / 2,128 | |
| 7×7 | 6:51.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,504 / 3,236 |
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 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Cubing Peoria 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Peoria 2019.
- 6 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at UIUC Spring 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Dixon Spring 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Dixon Winter 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
Competitions
- Cubing Peoria 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- CJ Sheng — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Joshua Feran — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- John Brechon — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.