People · Guatemala
Samuel Alay Hernandez
2×2 · top 7.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018HERN05
Samuel Alay Hernandez has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Los Próceres 2019, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in Guatemala. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2018, he has put 167 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.05 in February 2018 to 11.95, a 46% improvement. Samuel 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 | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 5.38 | top 7.9% | 42 / 741 | |
| 3×3 | 11.95 | 16.04 | top 13.8% | 119 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 56.51 | 1:13.06 | top 32.6% | 102 / 310 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.76 | 9.78 | top 34.3% | 141 / 481 | |
| Skewb | 10.64 | 15.08 | top 58.9% | 116 / 206 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 104 / 138 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 286 / 313 |
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
- 18 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at IGA 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.95 at Ixchel 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ixchel 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at San Lucas Open 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First competition: Big Bang Open 2018. A 22.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Instituto Guatemalteco Americano 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Big Bang Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Los Próceres 2019 · 24 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- IGA 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Ixchel 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- San Lucas Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big Bang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 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.
- Gabriel Barrios — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eder Alberto Samayoa Lopez — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Fernando José Muchuch Chavez — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.