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Sam Bernstein
3×3 · top 15.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009BERN01
Sam Bernstein has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.33, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 58 - Berkeley 2024, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,193rd in the United States. Across 14 competitions since May 2009, he has put 163 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.98 in May 2009 to 12.33, a 35% improvement. Sam has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 12.33 | 14.56 | top 15.1% | 8,193 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.39 | 25.34 | top 16.2% | 2,118 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 4.37 | 7.78 | top 31.3% | 12,664 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.54 | 24.11 | top 70.4% | 21,204 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,548 / 2,059 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,015 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 4:36.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,755 / 8,026 |
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
- 23 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at Princeton Fall 2017.
- 23 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2017.
- 16 May 2009First competition: Discovery Science Center competition 2009. A 22.59 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 May 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.98 at Discovery Science Center competition 2009.
Competitions
- Berkeley December Weekday Tricubealon 2024 · 4 Dec 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 65 - Berkeley 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Weekday Tricubealon 2024 · 15 Apr 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 58 - Berkeley 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SoCal Supercomp 2016 · 9 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center Winter 2009 · 19 Dec 2009
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009
- Discovery Science Center competition 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 1 personal best 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Markey Jr. — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Goodman — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.