People · Australia
Sam Datson
Skewb · top 18.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2021 · 2021DATS01
Sam Datson has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.00, set at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 470th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since March 2021, he has put 173 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.45 in March 2021 to 14.46, a 22% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.00 | 7.68 | top 18.1% | 470 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 10.88 | top 22.5% | 1,130 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 17.22 | top 22.6% | 2,046 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 55.76 | 1:01.08 | top 31.6% | 826 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 6.98 | top 34.6% | 2,719 / 8,567 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 700 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.36 | 37.98 | top 57.9% | 1,378 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 46.06 | — | top 72.2% | 685 / 899 | |
| Clock | 29.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 909 / 1,095 |
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
- 15 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Maitland Spring 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Maitland Spring 2022.
- 28 Mar 2021First competition: Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021. A 18.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Maitland Spring 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022 · 13 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle Autumn 2021 · 30 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Mar 2021
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.
- Lachlan Cooke — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Oscar Liang — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Matthew Cook — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.