People · United States
Samuel A. Silva
Skewb · top 24.7% of 74,164 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017SILV37
Samuel A. Silva has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.85, set at Utah Championship 2023, puts him in the top 24.7% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,042nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since October 2017, he has put 230 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.75 in October 2017 to 15.72, an 11% improvement. Samuel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.85 | 7.63 | top 24.7% | 4,042 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 51.60 | 56.89 | top 26.8% | 4,173 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 | 15.72 | 18.59 | top 27.0% | 14,968 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.55 | 1:42.98 | top 32.8% | 2,630 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 5.91 | top 33.0% | 13,329 / 41,674 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.37 | 2:51.32 | top 34.8% | 1,267 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.37 | 1:50.49 | top 36.8% | 2,691 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,221 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.45 | 40.32 | top 47.7% | 6,598 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.56 | 11.98 | top 49.5% | 14,591 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 48.89 | — | top 75.1% | 5,018 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 52.67 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9,001 / 9,172 |
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
- 20 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Utah Championship 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at AZCubing Winter 2022.
- 27 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at Utah Winter Open 2018.
- 7 Oct 2017First competition: Utah Speedcube Speedoff 2017. A 17.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024 · 20 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Utah Championship 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- AZCubing Winter 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Resticker Utah 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Speedcube Speedoff 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
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.
- Eric Pesci — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Damian Wilding — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.