People · United States
Sam Pierce
3×3 · top 19.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025PIER08
Sam Pierce has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.67, set at Lewis Center Side Events 2026, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,652nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 59 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.61 in October 2025 to 13.67, a 37% 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 | 13.67 | 18.28 | top 19.8% | 10,652 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.72 | 5.43 | top 35.8% | 14,283 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 14.82 | 16.36 | top 47.2% | 3,817 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.99 | — | early days — 3 solves | 11,631 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.30 | 16.20 | top 69.1% | 20,439 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 15.93 | 19.22 | top 81.1% | 15,521 / 18,907 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at Lewis Center Side Events 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lewis Center Side Events 2026.
- 20 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.62 at Ohio Championship 2025.
- 5 Oct 2025First competition: Ohio State Fall 2025. A 21.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lewis Center Side Events 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio Championship 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall 2025 · 5 Oct 2025
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.
- Chris Nankervis — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Bohning — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.