People · Denmark
Paul Samson
2×2 · top 8.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022SAMS02
Paul Samson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Brugge Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 115th in Denmark. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2022, he has put 151 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.22 in April 2022 to 12.83, a 40% improvement. Paul has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 3.71 | top 8.4% | 115 / 906 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 8.40 | top 12.6% | 119 / 702 | |
| 3×3 | 12.83 | 13.91 | top 16.8% | 211 / 1,198 | |
| Skewb | 7.19 | 9.39 | top 35.1% | 181 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.53 | 1:24.71 | top 54.7% | 234 / 468 |
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 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brugge Open 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Ganshoren Saturday Open 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ganshoren Saturday Open 2022.
- 14 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.41 at Brugge Saturday Open 2022.
- 14 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Brugge Saturday Open 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022First competition: Annuntia Saturday Open 2022. A 21.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wommelgem Open 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brugge Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ganshoren Saturday Open 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Brugge Saturday Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Annuntia Saturday Open 2022 · 23 Apr 2022
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.
- Raphael Eduardo Kuijpers — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Elias Malomgré — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Arthur Van Broeckhoven — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.