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James Andrew D. Samera
Pyraminx · top 5.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017SAME01
James Andrew D. Samera has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 130th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2017, he has put 157 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.89 in November 2017 to 10.89, a 48% improvement. James 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 6.06 | top 5.8% | 130 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 | 10.89 | 14.06 | top 10.1% | 1,081 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 4.80 | top 21.4% | 1,008 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 52.36 | 1:06.35 | top 27.6% | 743 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.95 | 40.25 | top 39.2% | 1,103 / 2,440 | |
| Skewb | 11.14 | 11.88 | top 61.6% | 958 / 1,320 |
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
- 24 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Mactan Speedcubing Open 2019.
- 28 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018.
- 15 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.41 at Negros Speedcubing Open III 2018.
- 15 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Negros Speedcubing Open III 2018.
- 29 Jul 2017First competition: Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017.
Competitions
- Negros Speedcubing Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mactan Speedcubing Open 2019 · 24 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Negros Speedcubing Open III 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bacolod Big Cubes Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Goldenfields Open 2017 · 10 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017 · 29 Jul 2017
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.
- Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Miguel Gonzaga — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Gabriel Uy — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.