People · Australia
Sam Langerak
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LANG04
Sam Langerak has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Tamar Valley Turning 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 673rd in Australia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 108 official solves on the record across eight 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 22.43 in March 2024 to 9.91, a 56% improvement. Sam has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 12.27 | top 7.2% | 673 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.07 | top 14.8% | 1,135 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.22 | 34.32 | top 39.9% | 920 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 14.74 | 18.25 | top 46.9% | 481 / 1,095 | |
| Skewb | 10.49 | 15.08 | top 58.0% | 1,897 / 3,534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.30 | 3:11.12 | top 68.2% | 885 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.18 | 2:05.89 | top 75.7% | 2,253 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 1:34.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 888 / 899 |
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
- 3 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Tamar Valley Turning 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at North Tasmania Spring 2025.
- 27 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.37 at North Tasmania Spring 2024.
- 27 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at North Tasmania Spring 2024.
- 27 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at North Tasmania Spring 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024First competition: Try Cubing Burnie 2024. A 22.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tamar Valley Turning 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- North Tasmania Spring 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- North Tasmania Spring 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Try Cubing Burnie 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
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.
- Jode Brewster — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Veer Liu Dogra — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brad Deegan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.