People · United States
Samuel Brannigan
3×3 · top 28.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022BRAN05
Samuel Brannigan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.28, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 28.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,737th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2022, he has put 116 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.57 in June 2022 to 16.28, a 17% improvement. Samuel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 16.28 | 17.40 | top 28.7% | 15,737 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.18 | top 31.1% | 12,385 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 23.58 | 28.43 | top 36.0% | 2,339 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 12.02 | top 36.8% | 10,443 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.17 | 10.92 | top 42.6% | 7,446 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.63 | 44.08 | top 52.6% | 7,260 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 5:36.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,609 / 4,196 |
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
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Happy Valley Fall 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Lake Erie Showdown 2022. A 19.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Railroad City 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Valley Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Showdown 2022 · 25 Jun 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.
- Stephen Griggs — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Chi — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xavier Ye — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.