People · Canada
Sam Taplin
2×2 · top 25.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017TAPL01
Sam Taplin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.89, set at Whistler Open 2017, puts him in the top 25.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,697th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since June 2017, he has put 42 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.98 in June 2017 to 3.89, a 57% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 6.19 | top 25.1% | 1,697 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 20.98 | top 28.8% | 1,253 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 27.88 | 30.14 | top 58.6% | 6,189 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 2:01.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,476 / 3,118 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.67 | — | early days — 3 solves | 838 / 952 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 27.88 at Whistler Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Whistler Open 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: Vancouver Open Summer 2017.
Competitions
- Fraser Valley Spring Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
- Whistler Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Foothills Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
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.
- Chin Lam — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Noah Stelting — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kenny Zhong — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.