People · Australia
Sam Clements
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022CLEM08
Sam Clements has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at Turning in Townsville 2023, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 189 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.75 in August 2022 to 2.65, a 44% improvement. Sam has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 9.43 | top 7.5% | 348 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 4.08 | top 10.4% | 783 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 11.39 | 14.61 | top 11.8% | 1,036 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.98 | 22.72 | top 20.4% | 466 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 18.12 | 21.24 | top 23.7% | 233 / 899 | |
| 4×4 | 52.61 | 58.84 | top 27.9% | 731 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.84 | 2:31.51 | top 33.3% | 414 / 1,277 | |
| Skewb | 7.04 | 8.61 | top 34.0% | 956 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.45 | 2:12.51 | top 46.3% | 623 / 1,356 | |
| Clock | 20.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 688 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | 59.00 | top 74.2% | 326 / 468 | |
| 6×6 | 5:15.91 | 5:48.55 | early days — 3 solves | 540 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 8:11.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 449 / 523 |
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
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.39 at Turning in Townsville 2024.
- 18 May 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Turning in Townsville 2024.
- 28 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.37 at Turning in Townsville 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Turning in Townsville 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Turning in Townsville 2022. A 26.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Turning in Townsville 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Turning in Townsville 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Turning in Townsville 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Anderson — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Liam Pipia — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.