People · United States
Sam Thompson
2×2 · top 6.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014THOM09
Sam Thompson has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at Utah Megacomp 2015, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,616th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2014, he has put 277 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.38 in December 2014 to 11.97, a 44% improvement. Sam has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 4.68 | top 6.6% | 2,616 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.97 | 16.88 | top 13.8% | 7,390 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 53.18 | 1:08.04 | top 28.6% | 4,439 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.00 | 11.28 | top 36.2% | 10,216 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.17 | 11.87 | top 42.6% | 7,446 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.89 | 2:16.44 | top 53.6% | 4,520 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:30.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,966 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.10 | 53.07 | top 75.0% | 10,868 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:49.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,448 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 55.77 | 2:06.88 | top 80.9% | 5,396 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 4:16.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,418 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,886 / 2,040 |
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
- 19 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.97 at Posthaste Potato Solving 2022.
- 19 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Posthaste Potato Solving 2022.
- 5 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Utah Megacomp 2015.
- 31 Jul 2015Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.97 at Utah Pi Open 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Utah Pi Open 2015.
Competitions
- PBQuIdaho Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
- Idaho Freeze Dried 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Posthaste Potato Solving 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gem State Side Events 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Speedcubing 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Megacomp 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Pi Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Idaho Open 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Spencer Stutzman — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Calvin Nielson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.