People · Iran
Sam Shirzadian Moghadam (سام شیرزادیان مقدم)
Clock · top 8.2% of 32,048 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MOGH02
Sam Shirzadian Moghadam (سام شیرزادیان مقدم) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.26, set at Hooshinoo Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Iran. Until August 2010, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2023, he has put 159 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.64 in March 2023 to 11.64, a 15% improvement. Sam has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.26 | 7.32 | top 8.2% | 3 / 51 | |
| 3×3 | 11.64 | 14.75 | top 12.6% | 182 / 1,569 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.15 | 13.68 | top 14.1% | 65 / 500 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.84 | top 19.2% | 147 / 856 | |
| 4×4 | 46.30 | 57.82 | top 19.9% | 59 / 295 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.27 | 31.02 | top 42.6% | 141 / 298 | |
| Skewb | 11.68 | 17.74 | top 64.4% | 87 / 152 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.03 | 2:50.71 | top 73.5% | 99 / 140 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 27 / 30 | |
| 6×6 | 6:15.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 31 / 34 |
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
- 18 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Semums Cubing 2024.
- 2 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Chekaad Autumn 2023.
- 2 Mar 2023First competition: ViraCup 2023. A 13.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yalda Cubing 2024 · 20 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hooshinoo Open 2024 · 19 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Semums Cubing 2024 · 18 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hooshinoo Autumn 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Chekaad Autumn 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hooshinoo Summer 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kerman Summer 2023 · 12 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- ViraCup 2023 · 2 Mar 2023
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.
- Farid Fakhrian (فرید فخریان) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Arian Geravandi (آرین گراوندی) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kiarash Mahdizadeh (کیارش مهدی زاده) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.