People · United States
Samuel Arroyo
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024ARRO12
Samuel Arroyo has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at Concord Summer 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,181st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 37 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in November 2024 to 8.56, a 34% improvement. Samuel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 11.90 | top 3.9% | 2,181 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.97 | 38.65 | top 26.0% | 3,353 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:12.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,367 / 19,072 |
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
- 7 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.56 at Concord Summer 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First competition: Miami Skewbed 2024. A 12.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
- Concord Summer 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Miami Skewbed 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
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.
- Ethan Owens — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nathan Smith — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kellen Neville — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.