People · United Kingdom
Samuel Davies
Pyraminx · top 0.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022DAVI15
Samuel Davies has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.78, set at Wiltshire December 2023, puts him in the top 0.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in the United Kingdom. Until April 2012, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2022, he has put 449 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.78 in June 2022 to 7.52, a 55% improvement. Samuel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.78 | 5.77 | top 0.8% | 35 / 3,704 | |
| 2×2 | 1.38 | 2.66 | top 1.7% | 131 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 7.52 | 8.89 | top 2.0% | 165 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 35.44 | 39.15 | top 7.2% | 179 / 2,112 | |
| Megaminx | 58.27 | 1:04.93 | top 9.1% | 117 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 11.92 | 16.80 | top 9.8% | 100 / 789 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.02 | 1:17.06 | top 12.4% | 170 / 1,167 | |
| Clock | 7.57 | 9.19 | top 13.1% | 189 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.47 | 20.11 | top 13.8% | 263 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 4.91 | 5.77 | top 17.5% | 419 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 97 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 2:20.20 | 2:29.32 | early days — 3 solves | 127 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 3:47.87 | 4:09.41 | early days — 3 solves | 130 / 463 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bristol June 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Wiltshire Autumn 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Autumn 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Summer 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Bristol June 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Autumn 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 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.
- Aidan Grainger — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jason Harley — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Finley Norris — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.