People · New Zealand
Sam Lock
Pyraminx · top 0.28% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024LOCK01
Sam Lock has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.36, set at NZ North Island Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.28% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in New Zealand. Until March 2013, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 172 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.95 in January 2024 to 10.77, a 51% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.36 | 2.09 | top 0.28% | 10 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 4.02 | top 0.95% | 44 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.77 | 12.09 | top 9.8% | 213 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 6.86 | 9.91 | top 10.4% | 48 / 303 | |
| Skewb | 5.30 | 6.81 | top 20.5% | 165 / 666 | |
| Square-1 | 17.49 | 22.86 | top 22.1% | 64 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.23 | 32.91 | top 39.9% | 216 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 4:12.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 273 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 2:52.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 699 / 722 |
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
- 27 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beachside Auckland 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 12.57 at Twisting in Titirangi 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.57 at Twisting in Titirangi 2025.
- 20 Jan 2024First competition: A New Year in Auckland 2024. A 23.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Twisting in Titirangi 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 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.
- Levi Eyou — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Elyas Eyou — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jesse Brooke — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.