People · Panama
Sam Zhong
3×3 · top 13.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ZHON07
Sam Zhong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.77, set at Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Panama. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 125 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.49 in December 2022 to 11.77, a 52% 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.77 | 15.78 | top 13.1% | 45 / 278 | |
| 2×2 | 4.32 | 6.52 | top 30.6% | 67 / 192 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.48 | 12.51 | top 40.4% | 43 / 110 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.15 | 54.93 | top 72.9% | 63 / 77 | |
| Skewb | 14.23 | 18.81 | top 75.6% | 51 / 65 |
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
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.95 at Pre-Nacionales UP 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at Pre-Nacionales UP 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022First competition: Panama Nationals 2022. A 24.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pre-Nacionales UP 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Laffaurie — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Maria Huang — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.