People · United States
Sam Porter
2×2 · top 16.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018PORT06
Sam Porter has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.18, set at Idaho French Fried 2022, puts him in the top 16.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,428th in the United States. Across 15 competitions since May 2018, he has put 346 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:02.51 in May 2018 to 13.10, a 79% improvement. Sam has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 5.35 | top 16.4% | 6,428 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.10 | 14.67 | top 17.8% | 9,523 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.05 | 9.46 | top 20.4% | 5,477 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 46.77 | 50.47 | top 20.5% | 3,113 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.00 | 28.10 | top 26.1% | 3,361 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:48.72 | — | top 29.6% | 607 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.07 | 1:41.80 | top 29.9% | 2,354 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.36 | 2:55.15 | top 32.0% | 1,130 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 23.96 | 31.08 | top 36.7% | 2,389 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 4:20.53 | 4:49.10 | early days — 3 solves | 1,058 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 13.82 | 15.83 | top 43.0% | 3,459 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.66 | 2:13.86 | top 49.0% | 3,643 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 11.24 | 13.02 | top 62.1% | 11,475 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 49.00 | top 62.5% | 1,310 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 25:35.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 418 / 440 |
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
- 17 Sep 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Gem State Side Events 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at Idaho French Fried 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at Going Fast in Idaho 2022.
- 11 Dec 2021First sub-15 3×3: 13.60 at Idaho Spudcubing II 2021.
- 11 Dec 2021Three personal bests in one day at Idaho Spudcubing II 2021.
- 17 Jul 2021First sub-20 3×3: 19.65 at Idaho Summer B 2021.
Competitions
- Pocatello Potato Palooza 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- PBQuIdaho Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
- Back to Square-1 Idaho 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Thanksgiving PBQ Tour - Rexburg 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Posthaste Potato Solving 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem State Side Events 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Idaho French Fried 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- PBQtah Winter 2022 · 5 Mar 2022
- Going Fast in Idaho 2022 · 19 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Idaho Spudcubing II 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Idaho Summer B 2021 · 17 Jul 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Back to School Idaho 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Megacomp 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Spudcubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Potato Open 2018 · 19 May 2018
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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Rustin Haderlie — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Calvin Nielson — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.