People · United Kingdom
Samuel Birch
3×3 · top 15.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022BIRC01
Samuel Birch has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.49, set at Stevenage June 2023, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,068th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since October 2022, he has put 143 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in October 2022 to 12.49, a 30% improvement. Samuel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.49 | 15.43 | top 15.6% | 1,068 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 6.30 | top 23.8% | 1,325 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 59.94 | 1:05.56 | top 36.4% | 806 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 16.55 | top 36.8% | 1,475 / 3,656 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.27 | 1:51.28 | top 38.5% | 490 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 9.64 | 17.59 | top 52.7% | 1,244 / 2,421 |
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
- 5 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Stevenage June 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bolton Spring 2023.
- 28 Oct 2022First competition: Kewbz UK Championship 2022. A 17.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022
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.
- Daniel Evans — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Partridge — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaye Sloan — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.