People · United States
Sam Malone
2×2 · top 10.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016MALO04
Sam Malone has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.62, set at Indianapolis Cubes 2019, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,980th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since December 2016, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.22 in December 2016 to 11.16, a 63% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.16 | top 10.1% | 3,980 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 13.34 | top 11.0% | 5,940 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 58.38 | 1:08.18 | top 34.7% | 5,590 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.94 | 12.52 | top 35.7% | 10,100 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.87 | 34.67 | top 46.4% | 6,302 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.85 | 11.74 | top 54.0% | 9,775 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,727 / 9,401 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 12.13 at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 12.13 at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.13 at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: Shaker Fall 2016. A 30.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Florence Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- Luke Van Laningham — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Devin Guerrero — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.