People · United States
Sam Utecht
Skewb · top 18.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022UTEC01
Sam Utecht has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.03, set at Thunder Bay 2025, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,924th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since October 2022, he has put 147 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.00 in October 2022 to 20.97, a 38% improvement. Sam has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 5.03 | 18.99 | top 18.4% | 2,924 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 20.97 | 26.67 | top 42.6% | 24,387 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.48 | 6.19 | top 45.1% | 18,204 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.53 | 12.17 | top 49.3% | 14,290 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.67 | — | top 76.5% | 14,031 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.86 | — | top 85.5% | 12,878 / 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
- 16 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Thunder Bay 2025.
- 27 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.45 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2023.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: Cubetcha 2022. A 34.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thunder Bay 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Meetup II Thursday 2023 · 29 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Johnson — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.