People · United States
Sam Ettinger
3×3 · top 90.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2006 · 2006ETTI01
Sam Ettinger has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 57.56, set at Caltech Summer competition 2007, puts him in the top 90.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55,216th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2006, he has put 24 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:38.83 in November 2006 to 57.56, a 42% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 57.56 | 1:07.07 | top 90.4% | 55,216 / 59,724 |
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 Aug 2007First sub-60 3×3: 57.56 at Caltech Summer competition 2007.
- 11 Nov 2006First competition: Caltech Fall competition 2006. A 1:38.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006
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.
- Adam Zamora — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ambie Valdés — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Wu — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 7.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.