People · United States
Sam Wilson
Pyraminx · top 9.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015WILS08
Sam Wilson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.27, set at Athens Spring 2016, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,335th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2015, he has put 153 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.38 in October 2015 to 14.87, a 57% improvement. Sam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 12.75 | top 9.0% | 2,335 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.87 | 17.01 | top 24.0% | 13,018 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.72 | 6.68 | top 35.8% | 14,283 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 30.24 | 44.32 | top 49.8% | 3,258 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.07 | 1:23.66 | top 51.7% | 8,725 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.37 | 58.89 | top 79.6% | 11,760 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:38.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,231 / 9,401 |
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
- 17 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.87 at Spontaneous Summer 2016.
- 17 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Spontaneous Summer 2016.
- 4 Jun 2016Five personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Omega 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.97 at Athens Spring 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Athens Spring 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016First sub-30 3×3: 20.88 at Peach State Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Omega 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Peach State Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyra Joiner — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Graham Dodson — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.