People · South Africa
Samuel Branch
3×3 · top 77.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026BRAN17
Samuel Branch has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 40.26, set at GAN WCA African Championship 2026, puts him in the top 77.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,447th in South Africa. Across 1 competition since September 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 40.26 | 42.52 | top 77.2% | 1,447 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.08 | 18.02 | top 82.1% | 740 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 12.73 | 17.43 | top 86.2% | 1,163 / 1,525 |
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 story so far
- 24 Sep 2026First competition: GAN WCA African Championship 2026. A 40.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
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.
- Lynette Reynolds — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Niki Coetzee — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kishan Munu — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 221,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-15 Pyraminx single — 107,130 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.