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Sam Nowachek
3×3 · top 61.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2010 · 2010NOWA01
Sam Nowachek has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 29.13, set at UIUC Spring 2011, puts him in the top 61.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36,358th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2010, he has put 65 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.28 in April 2010 to 29.13, a 15% improvement. Sam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 29.13 | 37.85 | top 61.0% | 36,358 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.59 | 11.17 | top 71.3% | 29,445 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.44 | 29.51 | top 79.7% | 23,603 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 3:39.61 | 4:02.99 | top 85.9% | 6,870 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 2:13.28 | 2:30.83 | top 87.0% | 16,469 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 4:12.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,846 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:22.65 | 2:10.65 | top 93.2% | 14,385 / 15,683 |
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
- 29 Jan 2011First sub-30 3×3: 29.13 at UIUC Spring 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Spring 2011.
- 24 Apr 2010First competition: Iowa Open 2010. A 34.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010
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.
- John Brechon — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter Dracopoulos — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ben Beer — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.13 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.