People · Australia
Sam Ellis
Pyraminx · top 4.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016ELLI04
Sam Ellis has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.13, set at Canberra Autumn 2018, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 186th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2016, he has put 349 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.22 in July 2016 to 10.37, a 51% improvement. Sam has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.13 | 4.32 | top 4.1% | 186 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.87 | 20.36 | top 8.0% | 185 / 2,685 | |
| 3×3 | 10.37 | 12.86 | top 8.6% | 781 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 46.33 | 52.14 | top 20.0% | 500 / 3,108 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 6.93 | top 28.2% | 2,229 / 8,727 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.64 | 1:38.38 | top 28.7% | 397 / 1,412 | |
| Skewb | 6.63 | 12.31 | top 30.8% | 870 / 3,589 | |
| 7×7 | 4:50.31 | 5:14.66 | early days — 3 solves | 235 / 540 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 254 / 399 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 474 | |
| Square-1 | 1:19.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 875 / 920 |
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
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Canberra Autumn 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.49 at Sydney Championship 2017.
- 16 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2017.
- 17 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.83 at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020
- Going to The Gong 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Fortitude Sydney 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Sydney 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Canberra Autumn 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Championship 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2016 · 24 Jul 2016
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.
- Caleb Clark — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kent Thomson — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.