People · United Kingdom
Sam Casanova
2×2 · top 17.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022CASA02
Sam Casanova has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.24, set at Lincoln Summer 2022, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 994th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since June 2022, he has put 182 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.71 in June 2022 to 3.24, a 43% improvement. Sam has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 3.24 | 4.74 | top 17.1% | 994 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 14.04 | 18.83 | top 21.1% | 1,420 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 5.86 | 8.61 | top 24.7% | 562 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.02 | 1:15.66 | top 41.8% | 903 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.12 | 36.86 | top 46.9% | 823 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.14 | 11.47 | top 54.1% | 2,162 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 3:21.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 890 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.80 | — | early days — 3 solves | 688 / 778 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at Wiltshire September 2024.
- 1 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage Autumn B 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Cheltenham Summer 2022. A 20.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire November 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire September 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniel Partridge — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aidan Grainger — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.