People · United States
Samil Patel
3×3 one-handed · top 6.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026PATE06
Samil Patel has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.31, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 914th in the United States. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2026, he has put 47 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.25 in January 2026 to 16.75, a 57% improvement. Samil has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.31 | 35.36 | top 6.7% | 914 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 16.75 | 19.97 | top 30.2% | 16,624 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.73 | 5.79 | top 35.9% | 14,335 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 4:18.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,918 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 33.14 | 39.07 | top 98.8% | 28,531 / 28,708 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-30 3×3: 19.28 at SPAMTown IV MN 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.28 at SPAMTown IV MN 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at SPAMTown IV MN 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026. A 39.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.31 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.