People · Switzerland
Samuel Grob
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024GROB03
Samuel Grob has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.23, set at Swisscubing Cup IV 2026, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Switzerland. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2024, he has put 451 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.20 in March 2025 to 13.16, a 70% improvement. Samuel has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.23 | 6.02 | top 8.8% | 78 / 665 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 6.69 | top 10.0% | 56 / 395 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.36 | top 11.2% | 149 / 923 | |
| 4×4 | 41.94 | 53.82 | top 14.5% | 68 / 474 | |
| Clock | 8.15 | 9.95 | top 15.8% | 30 / 233 | |
| 3×3 | 13.16 | 14.85 | top 18.1% | 227 / 1,218 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.84 | 1:28.73 | top 24.3% | 54 / 211 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.62 | 1:33.13 | top 25.5% | 62 / 273 | |
| Square-1 | 20.70 | 24.54 | top 29.6% | 55 / 162 | |
| 6×6 | 2:45.77 | 2:54.57 | top 33.9% | 47 / 146 | |
| 7×7 | 4:13.67 | 4:23.81 | top 35.7% | 43 / 123 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.64 | 37.73 | top 48.1% | 172 / 373 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Ten personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup IV 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup III 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Rain 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup Final 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.66 at Swiss Science Open 2025.
Competitions
- Swiss Nationals 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 10 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup IV 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Red Cross Spring Cleaning 2026 · 17 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiler Newcomer 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Bern Cubing Festival 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Rain 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Red Cross Rush Hour 2025 · 10 Sep 2025
- Sonvico Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiler Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfäst für Afänger 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
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.
- Flurin König — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timo Günthardt — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.