People · United States
Sam Wain
2×2 · top 51.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016WAIN03
Sam Wain has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.07, set at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016, puts him in the top 51.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,048th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2016, he has put 42 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.65 in August 2016 to 24.96, a 26% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 6.07 | 9.09 | top 51.6% | 21,048 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 24.96 | 26.28 | top 52.5% | 30,706 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.50 | 16.95 | top 56.9% | 16,648 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 27.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,367 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:55.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,337 / 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
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 29.26 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Michigan 2016. A 33.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuxuan Chen (陈雨璇) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.