People · Canada
Samuel David Berger
Pyraminx · top 7.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016BERG06
Samuel David Berger has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.91, set at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 256th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, he has put 136 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 10.61 in May 2016 to 3.91, a 63% improvement. Samuel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.91 | 6.51 | top 7.3% | 256 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 | 17.84 | 20.15 | top 33.7% | 3,340 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 5.32 | 7.06 | top 43.3% | 3,066 / 7,245 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.45 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,597 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 14.45 | 18.92 | top 76.4% | 2,259 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.62 | — | top 84.8% | 2,126 / 2,632 | |
| Megaminx | 3:41.83 | — | top 86.5% | 1,138 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 3:31.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,266 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 8:32.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 667 / 683 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 19.40 at Canadian Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.40 at Canadian Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Calgary Limited Fall 2016.
Competitions
- Battle for Foothills Limited 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Foothills Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Edmonton Limited Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016
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.
- Ethan Basanov — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paris Dorn — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.