People · New Zealand
Sam Flanagan
2×2 · top 29.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022FLAN01
Sam Flanagan has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.26, set at Auckland Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 29.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 536th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since April 2022, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.20 in April 2022 to 4.26, a 41% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.26 | 4.89 | top 29.9% | 536 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 | 16.90 | 19.15 | top 30.8% | 650 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.84 | 12.20 | top 34.9% | 471 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.01 | 1:13.11 | top 41.9% | 279 / 745 | |
| Megaminx | 2:57.21 | — | early days — 3 solves | 234 / 284 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:14.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 546 / 607 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 9 Apr 2022First competition: Get Even Mt Eden 2022.
Competitions
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Get Even Mt Eden 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Liam Wadek — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elyas Eyou — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.