People · United States
Sam Staley
3×3 · top 16.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018STAL03
Sam Staley has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.66, set at Mississippi Capstone 2019, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,706th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2018, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five 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 29.56 in September 2018 to 12.66, a 57% improvement. Sam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 12.66 | 15.27 | top 16.2% | 8,706 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 8.01 | top 20.2% | 5,427 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.19 | top 24.9% | 9,788 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.52 | 1:33.17 | top 56.3% | 9,679 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.81 | 49.46 | top 73.6% | 10,654 / 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
- 23 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.19 at Mississippi Capstone 2019.
- 23 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Mississippi Capstone 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at Grind City 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at Grind City 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First competition: Razorback Fall 2018. A 29.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mississippi Capstone 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Grind City 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Razorback Fall 2018 · 8 Sep 2018
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.
- Eli Parker — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tripp Cox — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick French — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.