People · New Zealand
Sam Gibson
Clock · top 72.7% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026GIBS06
Sam Gibson has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 23.08, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 72.7% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 249th in New Zealand. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 23.08 | 27.18 | top 72.7% | 249 / 303 | |
| 2×2 | 11.44 | 16.73 | top 82.8% | 1,368 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.57 | 21.03 | top 93.6% | 1,113 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 1:07.90 | 1:22.61 | top 94.3% | 2,012 / 2,095 |
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 story so far
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026. A 1:07.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
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.
- Richard Foster — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Faith Clements — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mehul Pankaj Girhotra — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 Clock single — 20,707 people have one; it is 3.08 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.