People · Belgium
Sam Zwaenepoel
3×3 · top 33.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2009 · 2009ZWAE01
Sam Zwaenepoel has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.90, set at Dutch Nationals 2010, puts him in the top 33.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 402nd in Belgium. Across 10 competitions since September 2009, he has put 233 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.86 in September 2009 to 17.90, a 40% 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 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.90 | 21.68 | top 33.8% | 402 / 1,094 | |
| Clock | 16.27 | 20.82 | top 52.8% | 102 / 180 | |
| 2×2 | 6.65 | 10.48 | top 57.4% | 502 / 777 | |
| Megaminx | 2:52.34 | 3:19.01 | top 71.2% | 144 / 197 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.11 | 14.39 | top 73.5% | 459 / 589 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.80 | 2:14.11 | top 82.0% | 369 / 459 | |
| 5×5 | 3:28.94 | 4:11.53 | top 86.2% | 208 / 246 |
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 Nov 2010First sub-20 3×3: 17.90 at Dutch Nationals 2010.
- 13 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2010.
- 22 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Open 2010.
- 20 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at Benelux Open 2010.
- 12 Sep 2009First competition: Brussels Summer Open 2009. A 29.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zonhoven Open 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Open 2010 · 22 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009
- Brussels Summer Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009
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.
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- François Courtès — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mats Valk — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.90 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.