People · New Zealand
Samuel Hudson
2×2 · top 8.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018HUDS02
Samuel Hudson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.46, set at Auckland Summer Open 2020, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 182nd in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2018, he has put 185 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.71 in September 2018 to 2.46, a 57% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 3.60 | top 8.5% | 182 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.37 | 9.32 | top 15.5% | 219 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 12.51 | 16.00 | top 15.7% | 321 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 5.09 | 8.75 | top 18.8% | 153 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 56.78 | 1:00.33 | top 32.8% | 210 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.32 | 40.64 | top 45.1% | 247 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.18 | 2:27.89 | top 54.9% | 189 / 355 | |
| Square-1 | 34.45 | 44.45 | top 57.5% | 157 / 251 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.15 at NxNZ 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at NxNZ 2019.
- 1 Sep 2018First competition: Auckland Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018
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.
- Liam Wadek — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Aidan Lenton — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.