People · United States
Sam Robinson
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015ROBI02
Sam Robinson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Severna Park Summer 2017, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,093rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2015, he has put 162 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.17 in September 2015 to 10.22, a 22% improvement. Sam has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.37 | 4.27 | top 7.7% | 3,093 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.22 | 11.17 | top 8.2% | 4,547 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.99 | 5.57 | top 10.9% | 1,700 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 49.93 | 53.02 | top 24.7% | 3,826 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.15 | 26.61 | top 29.2% | 3,826 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.46 | 1:52.10 | top 36.8% | 2,697 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.74 | — | top 58.8% | 5,091 / 9,537 |
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
- 5 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2018.
- 18 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Winter 2017.
- 26 Sep 2015First competition: Slow n Steady Fall 2015. A 13.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- RVAutumn 2018 · 6 Oct 2018
- RVA Spring 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015
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.
- Will Callan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Benjamin Christie — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.