People · United States
Sam Carreiro
3×3 · top 19.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2011 · 2011CARR02
Sam Carreiro has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.53, set at Harvard Fall 2013, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,376th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since August 2011, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.72 in August 2011 to 13.53, a 35% improvement. Sam has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 13.53 | 15.42 | top 19.3% | 10,376 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.52 | 36.89 | top 30.2% | 3,906 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 6.21 | 7.68 | top 53.0% | 21,628 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.49 | 2:00.89 | top 55.5% | 9,504 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,950 / 9,401 |
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
- 2 Feb 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Harvard Spring 2013.
- 17 Dec 2011Three personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2011.
- 22 Oct 2011First sub-20 3×3: 16.72 at Harvard Fall 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011First competition: United States National Championships 2011. A 20.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2013 · 9 Mar 2013
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rowe Hessler — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Donahue — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 3.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.