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Samuel Lapointe
Pyraminx · top 5.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017LAPO02
Samuel Lapointe has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.53, set at Nouveaux Venus à Montréal A 2024, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 200th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2017, he has put 161 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.50 in February 2017 to 11.16, a 56% improvement. Samuel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.53 | 8.26 | top 5.6% | 200 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 12.41 | top 11.0% | 1,040 / 10,502 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.79 | 23.39 | top 20.0% | 434 / 2,632 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 4.24 | top 21.4% | 1,443 / 7,245 | |
| Skewb | 5.93 | 9.74 | top 25.3% | 608 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.83 | 1:11.97 | top 37.5% | 1,018 / 3,180 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.09 | 1:55.62 | top 39.4% | 427 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.98 | 2:11.48 | top 51.2% | 705 / 1,546 | |
| Clock | 25.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 803 / 1,057 |
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 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nouveaux Venus à Montréal A 2024.
- 3 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Défi Jeunesse Montréal 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Open de Montréal 2023.
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.40 at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
Competitions
- Vitesse Supérieure Montréal 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nouveaux Venus à Montréal A 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Défi Jeunesse Montréal 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Open de Montréal 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017
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.
- Matt Hudon — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Éloi St-Laurent — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Maxence Leboeuf — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.