People · United States
Sammy Goldberg
2×2 · top 3.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022GOLD14
Sammy Goldberg has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.77, set at Bubblin' in Dublin OH 2024, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,339th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2022, he has put 296 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.90 in October 2022 to 12.15, a 53% improvement. Sammy has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.77 | 2.91 | top 3.4% | 1,339 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.15 | 16.05 | top 14.4% | 7,702 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.20 | 9.68 | top 37.9% | 10,804 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.78 | 13.76 | top 39.6% | 6,817 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.93 | 37.38 | top 46.5% | 6,322 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.54 | 1:35.61 | top 58.7% | 10,160 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 18.60 | 23.52 | top 60.6% | 5,104 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 3:36.59 | 4:15.15 | top 85.2% | 6,807 / 7,841 |
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 2024Three personal bests in one day at Get Ready Grove City 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.38 at Ohio State Fall 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Ohio State Summer Solving 2023.
- 30 Oct 2022First competition: Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022. A 25.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dublin Ohio Summer AM 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Get Ready Grove City 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bubblin' in Dublin OH 2024 · 30 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Spring 2024 · 21 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Solar Eclipse in Sycamore 2024 · 8 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Winter 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Summer Solving 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Spring First-Timers A 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Spring Scarlet 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022 · 30 Oct 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.
- Braden Richards — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Nankervis — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Carson Miller — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.