People · United States
Sam Ongstad
Pyraminx · top 9.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ONGS01
Sam Ongstad has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.27, set at Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,335th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2017, he has put 169 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.03 in October 2018 to 12.57, a 69% improvement. Sam has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 7.40 | top 9.0% | 2,335 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.57 | 17.08 | top 15.9% | 8,530 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 6.00 | top 24.2% | 9,495 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.22 | 8.88 | top 35.4% | 5,994 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.80 | 40.40 | top 50.7% | 6,994 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,738 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 14.17 at ODU Big Blue Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.17 at ODU Big Blue Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at ODU Big Blue Open 2025.
- 19 Aug 2017First competition: Michigan 2017.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026 · 19 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Machesney Park Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- ODU Big Blue Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Madison Blind N Stuff 2018 · 7 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
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.
- Rue Clippinger — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kavin Rajendran — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Raghav Reddy — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.