People · United States
Samuel Cano
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025CANO09
Samuel Cano has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.32, set at Liberty Science Center Open B 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,142nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2025, he has put 57 official solves on the record across ten events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.40 in September 2025 to 9.32, a 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.32 | 13.72 | top 5.6% | 3,142 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.90 | 29.21 | top 14.8% | 1,922 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 5.87 | top 35.0% | 13,956 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 46.67 | top 44.7% | 969 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,236 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.08 | 16.56 | top 53.6% | 15,649 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,277 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.60 | — | top 59.7% | 5,122 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:35.58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,865 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 6:04.93 | 6:36.76 | early days — 3 solves | 3,797 / 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
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Liberty Science Center Open B 2026.
- 1 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open B 2026.
- 14 Sep 2025First competition: Liberty Science Center Fall B 2025. A 14.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open B 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- No Sprinting NY 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- New York Multimate PBQ III 2025 · 27 Dec 2025
- Liberty Science Center Fall B 2025 · 14 Sep 2025
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.
- Eli Rogers — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shota Fukuoka — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Parker Trager — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.