People · New Zealand
Sam Dobson
3×3 · top 31.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024DOBS02
Sam Dobson has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.05, set at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025, puts him in the top 31.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 633rd in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since November 2024, he has put 35 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.16 in November 2024 to 17.05, a 32% improvement. Sam has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.05 | 21.59 | top 31.1% | 633 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 6.60 | 8.53 | top 57.0% | 960 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.77 | 19.49 | top 58.8% | 746 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.84 | 56.42 | top 70.3% | 402 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.89 | 2:10.97 | top 74.9% | 535 / 722 |
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
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.05 at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Kubing in Kapiti 2024. A 25.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kubing in Kapiti 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
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.
- Jack Maddigan — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Terence Brown — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Archie Houston — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.05 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.