People · United States
Sam Takemoto
Skewb · top 35.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018TAKE02
Sam Takemoto has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.28, set at Northern Neck Winter 2019, puts him in the top 35.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,077th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2018, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.88 in March 2018 to 22.10, a 35% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.28 | 13.58 | top 35.8% | 6,077 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 22.10 | 26.54 | top 45.7% | 26,373 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.02 | 9.95 | top 67.9% | 28,038 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:18.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,157 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:37.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,864 / 19,072 |
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
- 5 Jan 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.06 at Northern Neck Winter 2019.
- 10 Mar 2018First competition: NovaCube 2018. A 33.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Keaton Ellis — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.