People · Netherlands
Samuel Groen
3×3 · top 15.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018GROE01
Samuel Groen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.53, set at Dutch Open 2019, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 460th in the Netherlands. Across 8 competitions since October 2018, he has put 242 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.59 in October 2018 to 12.53, a 29% 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.53 | 15.00 | top 15.8% | 460 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 3.84 | 4.95 | top 24.5% | 570 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 52.77 | 58.94 | top 28.2% | 271 / 1,009 | |
| Skewb | 7.31 | 9.13 | top 36.2% | 381 / 968 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.89 | 1:57.19 | top 38.3% | 200 / 542 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.36 | 10.28 | top 39.4% | 633 / 1,296 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.83 | 38.60 | top 50.9% | 350 / 737 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.80 | — | top 67.7% | 302 / 417 |
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
- 21 Sep 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 10 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Haarlem Cubing 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019Six personal bests in one day at Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Rijswijk Open 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Rijswijk Open 2018.
- 13 Oct 2018First competition: Dutch Open 2018. A 19.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Olivier Vos — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.