People · United States
Michael Sams
3×3 · top 63.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2014 · 2014SAMS01
Michael Sams has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 30.61, set at Slow N Steady Winter 2016, puts him in the top 63.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38,036th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2014, he has put 33 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 54.88 in September 2014 to 30.61, a 44% improvement. Michael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 30.61 | 39.86 | top 63.6% | 38,036 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 9.47 | 12.12 | top 75.7% | 31,367 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.48 | 20.11 | top 86.4% | 25,457 / 28,708 |
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
- 6 Sep 2014First competition: River Hill Summer 2014. A 54.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014
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.
- Felix Lee — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ishmam Mirza — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.