People · United States
Sam Fairchild
Pyraminx · top 10.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015FAIR01
Sam Fairchild has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.58, set at Queen City 2016, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,793rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2015, he has put 54 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.43 in September 2015 to 20.72, a 43% improvement. Sam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.58 | 14.20 | top 10.7% | 2,793 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 7.36 | top 17.8% | 6,967 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 10.01 | top 25.0% | 4,048 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 20.72 | 24.49 | top 42.0% | 23,967 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.86 | 2:07.55 | top 72.5% | 13,081 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,265 / 7,841 |
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
- 9 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Queen City 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015First sub-30 3×3: 20.72 at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 26 Sep 2015First competition: Médecins Sans Frontières Open 2015. A 36.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queen City 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Médecins Sans Frontières Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015
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.
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Hildreth — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Owen Widdis — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.