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Nijo George Sam
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020SAMN01
Nijo George Sam has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 317th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2020, he has put 61 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.32 in February 2020 to 8.29, a 61% improvement. Nijo has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.29 | 10.72 | top 3.3% | 317 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 40.73 | 47.53 | top 13.0% | 347 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.22 | 19.42 | top 13.1% | 442 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.82 | top 14.2% | 1,171 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.73 | 12.45 | top 50.9% | 3,393 / 8,934 |
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 sub-20 3×3: 10.66 at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.66 at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.29 at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025.
- 1 Feb 2020First competition: Amrita Cube Open 2020. A 21.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Trivandrum Cube Open 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Amrita Cube Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
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.
- Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gaurav Roy — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mohamed Aarif — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.