People · United Kingdom
Sam Calderbank
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CALD12
Sam Calderbank has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Rubik's UK Championship 2024, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 545th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 134 official solves on the record across seven 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 17.47 in July 2023 to 13.47, a 23% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 5.05 | top 8.0% | 545 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 13.47 | 15.56 | top 19.1% | 1,283 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 5.56 | 8.69 | top 22.4% | 514 / 2,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.95 | 7.35 | top 27.5% | 1,087 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 52.32 | 1:05.68 | top 27.6% | 622 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.46 | 38.80 | top 50.0% | 889 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 210 / 372 |
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
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at Stevenage April 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Stevenage July 2023. A 18.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Reuben Clow-Jones — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Felix Hincks — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Harry Allen — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.