People · United Kingdom
Sam Napier
Pyraminx · top 32.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022NAPI01
Sam Napier has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.53, set at Edinburgh Spring 2023, puts him in the top 32.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,301st in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since May 2022, he has put 162 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.72 in May 2022 to 4.70, an 18% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.53 | 10.97 | top 32.3% | 1,301 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.31 | top 35.5% | 1,880 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 29.88 | 32.76 | top 62.3% | 4,416 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 11.93 | 17.43 | top 65.7% | 1,605 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 21.26 | — | top 68.2% | 854 / 1,232 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.88 at Lincolnshire Winter 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Lincolnshire Winter 2023.
- 28 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2022.
- 28 May 2022First competition: Glasgow Open 2022. A 40.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023
- Glasgow Spring 2023 · 26 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Winter 2023 · 27 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Open 2022 · 28 May 2022
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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shiraz Malik — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.