People · United States
Sam Ames
2×2 · top 13.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022AMES01
Sam Ames has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at Pretzel Mania 2022, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,214th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since September 2022, he has put 58 official solves on the record across four events. Sam has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 5.28 | top 13.1% | 5,214 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 16.71 | 19.68 | top 30.2% | 16,848 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.64 | 10.80 | top 33.2% | 9,488 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.27 | 48.51 | top 71.9% | 10,494 / 15,900 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Sep 2022First competition: Pretzel Mania 2022. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2022.
Competitions
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
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.
- Maggie Clark — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shaun Wiggins — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zavian Valedon — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.