People · United States
Sam Simmons
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016SIMM01
Sam Simmons has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.63, set at Race the Clock 2018, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,559th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2016, he has put 71 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.90 in May 2016 to 9.63, a 69% 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 | 9.63 | 13.88 | top 6.4% | 3,559 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 49.00 | 59.05 | top 23.5% | 3,574 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.22 | 1:44.37 | top 36.3% | 2,884 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.38 | 10.96 | top 36.6% | 6,238 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.37 | 7.31 | top 43.9% | 17,689 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,031 / 15,683 |
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
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 9.63 at Race the Clock 2018.
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Race the Clock 2018.
- 6 May 2017First sub-30 3×3: 15.41 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.41 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2016. A 30.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Jedrick Remonde — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joshua Feran — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Walker Welch — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 9.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.