People · New Zealand
Sam Gosden
3×3 · top 52.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024GOSD01
Sam Gosden has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.96, set at Falkirk Beginners 2026, puts him in the top 52.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,102nd in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since April 2024, he has put 27 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.54 in April 2024 to 24.96, a 56% improvement. Sam has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.96 | 26.57 | top 52.5% | 1,102 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 6.53 | 9.25 | top 56.3% | 954 / 1,615 |
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
- 22 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 24.96 at Falkirk Beginners 2026.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: Beachside Auckland 2024. A 56.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Falkirk Beginners 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
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.
- Carter Lightfoot — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kyle Smith — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xavier Hursty — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.96 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.