People · United States
Sam Russell
3×3 · top 11.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022RUSS13
Sam Russell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.23, set at Arkansolve Fall 2024, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,065th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 55 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.19 in December 2022 to 11.23, a 41% improvement. Sam has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.23 | 13.32 | top 11.2% | 6,065 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 5.03 | top 29.7% | 11,791 / 40,951 |
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
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.23 at Arkansolve Fall 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arkansolve Fall 2024.
- 10 Dec 2022First competition: Texarkana Winter 2022. A 20.60 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.19 at Texarkana Winter 2022.
Competitions
- Arkansolve Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023
- Catered Cubing Arkansas 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Texarkana Winter 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Michael Shubentsov — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael S. Lander — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jason Larson — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.