People · United States
Sam Kipp
Pyraminx · top 43.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018KIPP01
Sam Kipp has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Southern Utah Fall Open 2019, puts him in the top 43.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,475th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 76 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 17.41 in April 2018 to 5.66, a 67% improvement. Sam has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.85 | 12.18 | top 43.5% | 12,475 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 22.11 | 26.31 | top 45.7% | 26,388 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.66 | 7.04 | top 47.2% | 19,089 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.24 | — | top 73.0% | 10,551 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.84 | — | top 77.1% | 14,186 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Southern Utah Fall Open 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-30 3×3: 25.40 at Utah's April Surprise 2019.
- 14 Apr 2018First competition: Utah Spring Open 2018. A 42.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perfect Vision Provo 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Utah Fall Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Resticker Utah 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah's April Surprise 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Big Blind-off 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Utah Spring Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damian Wilding — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Myers — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.