People · United States
Sam Wendolek
3×3 · top 9.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014WEND01
Sam Wendolek has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.66, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2016, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,152nd in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2014, he has put 171 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.93 in May 2014 to 10.66, a 70% improvement. Sam has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.66 | 13.60 | top 9.4% | 5,152 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.65 | 9.69 | top 17.4% | 4,622 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 4.26 | top 18.5% | 7,245 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 8.16 | top 29.8% | 4,889 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.74 | 1:24.23 | top 55.7% | 9,541 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 18.90 | 39.59 | top 61.5% | 5,187 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.88 | 41.03 | top 62.2% | 8,776 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.19 | 2:52.54 | top 71.0% | 6,249 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,479 / 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
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Cubetcha 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2015.
- 1 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.88 at Cubetcha 2014.
- 6 Sep 2014First sub-30 3×3: 25.72 at Wiscube 2014.
- 10 May 2014First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2014. A 35.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Field of Cubes 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Fabulous Minnesota Competition 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC USA 2014 · 26 Oct 2014
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2014 · 10 May 2014
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.
- Brandon Mikel — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kennan LeJeune — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.