People · United Kingdom
Sam Russell
Pyraminx · top 2.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022RUSS07
Sam Russell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Stevenage July 2023, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in the United Kingdom. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2022, he has put 780 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.55 in October 2022 to 7.84, a 53% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.58 | 4.15 | top 2.4% | 89 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 7.84 | 10.21 | top 2.5% | 205 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 1.88 | 3.64 | top 4.0% | 289 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 41.10 | 45.94 | top 13.4% | 313 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 4.39 | 6.21 | top 13.7% | 316 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.22 | 24.58 | top 18.4% | 348 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 9.51 | 10.60 | top 22.6% | 311 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.49 | 1:42.42 | top 25.3% | 332 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 18.86 | 23.98 | top 25.4% | 242 / 778 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.96 | 1:40.31 | top 28.8% | 332 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 3:59.72 | — | top 65.3% | 381 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 6:11.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 339 / 459 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Kent Autumn 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2023.
- 20 May 2023Eleven personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 10.62 at Essex Winter 2022.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Autumn 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 11 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Essex Winter 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Swaine — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Bo Forsell — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.