People · Canada
Samson Wu
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015WUSA01
Samson Wu has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.95, set at Leap to Barrie 2020, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2015, he has put 141 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.74 in March 2015 to 8.95, a 62% improvement. Samson 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.95 | 12.48 | top 4.7% | 452 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 4.01 | top 10.6% | 694 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.46 | 22.25 | top 13.7% | 294 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.31 | 8.26 | top 15.1% | 599 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 8.23 | 11.83 | top 43.1% | 1,114 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.91 | — | top 70.5% | 2,034 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 3:02.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 931 / 1,375 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 8.95 at Leap to Barrie 2020.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 11.78 at Newmarket Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Newmarket Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2016.
- 14 Mar 2015First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2015. A 23.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leap to Barrie 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2015 · 14 Mar 2015
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.
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brady Metherall — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mathieu Preston — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.