People · United States
Sam Wu
2×2 · top 11.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022WUSA01
Sam Wu has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.70, set at Minnesota Meetup III Tuesday 2024, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,393rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2022, he has put 117 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.22 in February 2022 to 11.92, a 38% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.70 | 4.36 | top 11.0% | 4,393 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.92 | 13.41 | top 13.7% | 7,437 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.12 | 30.29 | top 26.5% | 3,461 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.51 | 11.27 | top 40.7% | 11,832 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:25.52 | 2:55.88 | early days — 3 solves | 899 / 2,128 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,554 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 13.69 | 21.82 | top 73.6% | 14,091 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 3:49.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,605 / 9,537 |
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
- 13 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Warm Up 2024.
- 8 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Cubetcha 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge 2022. A 19.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup III Tuesday 2024 · 2 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tyler Johnson — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.