People · United Kingdom
Sam Howard
3×3 · top 11.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HOWA09
Sam Howard has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.23, set at Stevenage December 2024, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 803rd in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 149 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.57 in September 2023 to 11.23, a 62% improvement. Sam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.23 | 14.36 | top 11.2% | 803 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 6.30 | top 20.3% | 1,149 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 17.22 | 37.96 | top 21.5% | 208 / 778 | |
| Skewb | 5.56 | 15.35 | top 22.4% | 514 / 2,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 17.36 | top 22.7% | 887 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 54.05 | 1:02.44 | top 29.6% | 657 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 13.04 | 14.30 | top 39.8% | 533 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.98 | — | top 49.8% | 613 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.49 | 40.32 | top 54.4% | 963 / 1,851 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage December 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage October 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.88 at Glasgow Spring 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.38 at Bristol Winter 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Kent Autumn 2023. A 29.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kent Autumn 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.
- Alan Tan — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bella Campbell — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Nicholls — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.