People · United Kingdom
Samuel Andrade
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ANDR32
Samuel Andrade has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 64 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.87 in September 2023 to 14.00, a 41% improvement. Samuel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 7.13 | top 6.3% | 450 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 21.10 | top 21.0% | 1,410 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 12.18 | 14.16 | top 66.9% | 1,638 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.27 | 1:47.94 | top 67.4% | 1,486 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.18 | 54.10 | top 71.8% | 1,262 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.79 | 19.10 | top 84.5% | 3,258 / 3,656 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Chichester April 2025.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.35 at Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Kent Autumn 2023. A 23.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chichester January 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Adam Devere — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Kayden Renatus — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dorian Chan — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.