People · South Africa
Sam Gouws
3×3 · top 29.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023GOUW01
Sam Gouws has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.38, set at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 29.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 369th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 33 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.90 in September 2023 to 16.38, a 25% 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.38 | 20.14 | top 29.0% | 369 / 2,164 |
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 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.48 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023. A 21.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Daniël Switijnk — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Francis Mwansa Green — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maverick Pearson — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.