People · United States
Samuel Hitchcock
3×3 one-handed · top 8.5% of 73,695 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016HITC01
Samuel Hitchcock has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.20, set at BarbeCubing Spring 2019, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,137th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2016, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.51 in October 2016 to 10.86, a 38% improvement. Samuel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.20 | 21.95 | top 8.5% | 1,137 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 10.86 | 12.25 | top 10.1% | 5,448 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.02 | 6.12 | top 26.7% | 10,566 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 55.56 | 1:08.55 | top 31.4% | 4,962 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.83 | 12.00 | top 47.3% | 8,369 / 18,907 |
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
- 4 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at BarbeCubing Spring 2019.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.44 at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016First competition: Lawrence Fall 2016. A 17.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BarbeCubing Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 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.
- Caleb Starr — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Garrett Webster — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Will Wooden — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.