People · United States
Sam Boyles
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007BOYL01
Sam Boyles has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at US Nationals 2009, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,280th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since November 2007, he has put 556 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.11 in November 2007 to 11.80, a 44% improvement. Sam has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.81 | top 8.3% | 3,280 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 280 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 14.40 | top 13.2% | 7,074 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.93 | 28.36 | top 28.6% | 3,686 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.40 | 2:27.82 | top 61.2% | 5,260 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.68 | 1:48.18 | top 64.1% | 11,241 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.11 | 21.49 | top 82.2% | 24,282 / 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
- 14 Aug 2009Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 19 Jul 2008Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals and Open 2008.
- 14 Jun 2008Three personal bests in one day at Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008.
- 26 Apr 2008First sub-15 3×3: 13.56 at Armonk Spring 2008.
- 26 Apr 2008Six personal bests in one day at Armonk Spring 2008.
- 22 Mar 2008Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Open 2008.
Competitions
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014
- Cornell Open Spring 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Contest 2012 · 4 Nov 2012
- Cornell Open Spring 2012 · 21 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Baltimore Spring competition 2010 · 18 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2010 · 6 Mar 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Drexel Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
- Niagara Open Summer 2008 · 23 Aug 2008
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2008 · 24 May 2008
- Armonk Spring 2008 · 26 Apr 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Princeton Open 2008 · 22 Mar 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Kearny Kardinal competition 2008 · 16 Feb 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Pleasantville Fall competition 2007 · 3 Nov 2007
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 115 rounds, finished ahead 84 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 25 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.