People · United States
Sam Koch
Pyraminx · top 4.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017KOCH06
Sam Koch has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.18, set at Summer Solving Colorado 2023, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,127th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since August 2017, he has put 603 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.33 in August 2017 to 9.04, a 56% improvement. Sam has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 3.18 | 6.76 | top 4.3% | 1,127 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.04 | 11.26 | top 4.9% | 2,771 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 2.94 | top 5.4% | 2,134 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.37 | 44.34 | top 11.4% | 1,675 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.82 | 8.79 | top 16.8% | 2,661 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 16.59 | 24.39 | top 20.0% | 1,350 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.91 | 36.73 | top 28.5% | 3,683 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.12 | 1:43.95 | top 33.2% | 2,629 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 41.33 | top 37.3% | 810 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 12.91 | 15.22 | top 39.3% | 3,121 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:12.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,183 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.16 | 4:04.98 | early days — 3 solves | 2,343 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:30.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,316 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 3:01.89 | — | top 75.0% | 5,863 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 18:13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 619 / 731 |
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
- 24 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Summer Solving Colorado 2023.
- 15 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Olde Town Parker 2020.
- 11 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at Colorado Springs Winter 2020.
- 25 May 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Spring 2019.
- 18 Aug 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Pueblo Open 2018.
Competitions
- Summer Solving Colorado 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Colorado 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Olde Town Parker 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pikes Peak 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeIowa 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Longmont Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
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.
- Zachary Miller — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Brayden Wroten — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Tristan Steeves — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.