People · Australia
Sam Fort
2×2 · top 9.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022FORT03
Sam Fort has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at Freo Cube-Off 2026, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 739th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since August 2022, he has put 289 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.09 in August 2022 to 12.14, a 77% improvement. Sam has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 5.16 | top 9.6% | 739 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 14.84 | top 14.4% | 1,307 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.06 | 1:14.51 | top 39.8% | 1,074 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.92 | 41.76 | top 53.3% | 1,248 / 2,685 | |
| Clock | 18.43 | 20.97 | top 60.1% | 661 / 1,159 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.18 | 13.58 | top 61.8% | 3,734 / 6,109 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.55 | 2:42.70 | top 68.5% | 991 / 1,412 | |
| Megaminx | 4:05.06 | 4:25.95 | top 90.9% | 1,259 / 1,313 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Murdoch University Open 2026.
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.23 at Good Solves in Gibson Park 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2026.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 16.82 at Perth Time Trial 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.82 at Perth Time Trial 2024.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022. A 52.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Murdoch University Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Bindoon Bonanza 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Winding Down in Willetton 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- Perth Time Trial 2026 · 31 May 2026
- Perth Puzzle Party 2026 · 16 May 2026
- Freo Cube-Off 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Good Solves in Gibson Park 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Summer 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Time Trial 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
- Keep Up Karrinyup 2025 · 4 May 2025
- Freo Cube-Off 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Move It Midland 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- Perth Time Trial 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- South Perth Cube Day 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Puzzle Party 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Speedy South Perth 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Scarborough Skewb-Off 2023 · 20 Aug 2023
- Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023 · 19 Mar 2023
- Cool Down with the Cows 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 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.
- Amy Smith — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lachlan Manson — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Tyler Williams — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.