People · New Zealand
Sam Tian
3×3 · top 23.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017TIAN13
Sam Tian has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.57, set at New Zealand Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 23.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 474th in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since September 2017, he has put 64 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.34 in September 2017 to 14.57, a 54% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.57 | 16.84 | top 23.1% | 474 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 52.12 | 57.73 | top 27.4% | 183 / 745 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 7.04 | top 30.5% | 545 / 1,627 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.15 | 1:58.16 | top 42.1% | 147 / 364 | |
| 7×7 | 4:52.94 | — | top 48.7% | 77 / 126 | |
| 6×6 | 3:22.96 | 3:36.48 | early days — 3 solves | 93 / 150 |
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
- 26 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at NxNZ 2019.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 15.25 at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.25 at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 30 Sep 2017First competition: Hamilton Spring 2017. A 31.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Dufty — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.57 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.