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Sam Wells

2×2 · top 18.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019WELL04

Sam Wells has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.38, set at Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,413th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since September 2019, he has put 66 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.99 in January 2020 to 19.45, a 35% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 18.7% of 186,767 all-time
3.38
signature single · Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022
66
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
2×23.387.33
top 18.7%1,413 / 8,567
Pyraminx6.4312.48
top 23.3%1,179 / 5,993
Skewb6.208.90
top 27.3%734 / 3,534
3×319.4522.84
top 38.4%3,728 / 11,709
Megaminx2:32.81
early days — 2 solves802 / 1,277
4×42:14.27
early days — 2 solves2,728 / 3,051
5×53:50.38
early days — 1 solve1,293 / 1,356

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

Northside Cube Days 2020: 29.99Northside Duology Part 2 2022: 26.00Brisbane Autumn 2022: 23.01Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022: 19.4519.4529.9911 Jan 202025 Jun 2022

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
  • A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.43 away.

Targets move as he improves.