People · United States
Sam Hrycaj
Pyraminx · top 12.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016HRYC01
Sam Hrycaj has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.92, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,303rd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since May 2016, he has put 145 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.02 in March 2017 to 17.56, a 35% improvement. Sam has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.34 | top 12.7% | 3,303 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.40 | 5.71 | top 31.6% | 12,567 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.56 | 21.13 | top 32.7% | 18,153 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.94 | 13.81 | top 40.8% | 7,080 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.53 | 1:26.71 | top 49.3% | 8,266 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:14.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,876 / 15,683 |
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
- 14 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.56 at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019.
- 14 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019.
- 7 May 2016First competition: Summit City Open 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- Mark Boyanowski — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Joshua Feran — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.