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Sami Wang
3×3 · top 23.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018WANS16
Sami Wang has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.60, set at Anaheim Winter A 2022, puts him in the top 23.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,493rd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.86 in December 2018 to 14.60, a 65% improvement. Sami has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 14.60 | 20.24 | top 23.1% | 12,493 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.78 | 7.58 | top 48.5% | 19,686 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.30 | 1:34.83 | top 60.1% | 10,433 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:50.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,506 / 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
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-30 3×3: 14.60 at Anaheim Winter A 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.60 at Anaheim Winter A 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at Anaheim Winter A 2022.
- 22 Dec 2018First competition: CubeChella 2018. A 41.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UniKL MIAT Cube Open 2026 · 10 May 2026
- San Diego Spring 2022 · 16 Apr 2022
- Anaheim Winter A 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubeChella 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
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.
- Shakir Wang — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek Hsieh — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Park — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.