People · United States
Sam Noland
3×3 · top 14.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024NOLA05
Sam Noland has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.11, set at Spring Bozeman 2025, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,637th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 203 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.12 in February 2024 to 12.11, a 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.11 | 14.03 | top 14.3% | 7,637 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.34 | 8.43 | top 15.4% | 4,033 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.51 | top 20.1% | 7,889 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 55.65 | 1:03.33 | top 31.5% | 4,982 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 7.36 | 12.43 | top 36.4% | 6,207 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.38 | 43.99 | top 47.5% | 6,470 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.89 | 2:18.24 | top 48.6% | 4,069 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 18.69 | 23.05 | top 60.8% | 5,132 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:17.14 | 4:23.02 | top 70.9% | 2,788 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:30.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,314 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 72 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,026 / 2,040 |
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
- 10 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Spring Bozeman 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.67 at Bozeman Cubing 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bozeman Cubing 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.26 at Helena 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Helena 2024.
- 13 Feb 2024First competition: Grizz League I 2024. A 20.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spring Bozeman 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Fall Bozeman 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bozeman Cubing 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Helena 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Grizz League I 2024 · 13 Feb 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.
- Tye Gorder — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Owen Emory Stark — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Lucas Chandler Moorehead — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.