People · Australia
James Samaan
2×2 · top 66.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025SAMA01
James Samaan has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at NSW State Championship 2025, puts him in the top 66.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,405th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since January 2025, he has put 32 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.45 in January 2025 to 39.17, a 17% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 7.82 | 10.97 | top 66.6% | 5,405 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 39.17 | 45.79 | top 75.9% | 8,784 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.51 | 19.61 | top 86.5% | 5,315 / 5,993 |
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
- 11 Jan 2025First competition: Cubing at The Cube 2025. A 47.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Saturday 2025 · 17 May 2025
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
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.
- Jacob Davy — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Christopher Mees — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Henry — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 9.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.