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Samuel Barber
2×2 · top 9.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023BARB12
Samuel Barber has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,822nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2023, he has put 69 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.18 in June 2023 to 14.15, an 18% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 5.03 | top 9.6% | 3,822 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.81 | 6.01 | top 12.1% | 3,195 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.15 | 16.86 | top 21.6% | 11,816 / 60,666 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 3 Jun 2023First competition: MoreHead-to-Head 2023. A 17.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Oldham County Summer 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- MoreHead-to-Head 2023 · 3 Jun 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.
- Roland Ababat — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jayden Clark — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eric Dodson — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.