People · United States
Sam Knechtl
3×3 · top 9.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023KNEC01
Sam Knechtl has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.64, set at Michigan Championship 2024, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,215th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2023, he has put 211 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.89 in July 2023 to 10.64, a 44% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.64 | 13.10 | top 9.4% | 5,215 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.50 | top 17.6% | 6,995 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 10.10 | top 23.3% | 3,774 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.93 | 1:18.38 | top 46.9% | 7,905 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.05 | 39.90 | top 51.4% | 7,190 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.37 | 2:12.39 | top 54.6% | 4,686 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.34 | 13.31 | top 55.7% | 16,522 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.89 | 2:29.67 | top 57.0% | 4,377 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 40.94 | 48.98 | top 66.6% | 4,429 / 6,846 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Summer 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2024.
- 3 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 19 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Mega Madness 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Winter 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 19 2024 · 3 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mega Madness 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Doug Li — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Miles Reavis — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.