People · Australia
Sam O'Brien
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016OBRI01
Sam O'Brien has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at Perth Winter 2017, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 473rd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2016, he has put 123 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.44 in July 2016 to 9.08, a 45% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.08 | 10.09 | top 5.1% | 473 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 3.55 | 6.90 | top 8.0% | 219 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.47 | 23.37 | top 9.1% | 210 / 2,659 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 3.94 | top 14.5% | 1,110 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 9.76 | top 18.7% | 928 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.03 | 1:08.91 | top 44.9% | 1,205 / 3,051 |
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
- 22 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Perth Winter 2017.
- 22 Jan 2017First sub-15 3×3: 9.94 at Perth Summer 2017.
- 22 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Perth Summer 2017.
- 22 Jan 2017Five personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2017.
- 24 Jul 2016First competition: Perth Winter 2016. A 16.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Winter 2017 · 22 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Summer 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2016 · 24 Jul 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 Burong — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Zak Kenny — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.