People · Netherlands
Sam Saariste
3×3 · top 51.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024SAAR01
Sam Saariste has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.48, set at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026, puts him in the top 51.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,325th in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 40 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.65 in March 2024 to 24.48, a 23% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.48 | 28.76 | top 51.5% | 1,325 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 10.30 | 15.25 | top 79.1% | 1,413 / 1,665 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.37 at Stevenage Beginners September A 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024First competition: Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024. A 31.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Stevenage Beginners September A 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
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.
- Enzo Saariste — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Tully — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Tam — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.48 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.