People · Brazil
Samuel Engler Paixao
Pyraminx · top 37.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023PAIX01
Samuel Engler Paixao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.11, set at Empire State Fall Favorites 2023, puts him in the top 37.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 897th in Brazil. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.35 in February 2023 to 23.03, a 46% improvement. Samuel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.11 | 16.44 | top 37.1% | 897 / 3,208 | |
| 3×3 | 23.03 | 29.66 | top 48.0% | 3,183 / 9,644 | |
| 2×2 | 7.61 | 8.91 | top 65.1% | 2,730 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:25.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,801 / 1,992 | |
| 4×4 | 3:19.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,799 / 1,855 |
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
- 11 Mar 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.47 at Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Empire State Winter Warmup 2023. A 42.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Empire State Fall Favorites 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- NJIT Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter Warmup 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Hughes — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Ozsvath — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.