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Samuel Lees

Skewb · top 79.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023LEES04

Samuel Lees has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 15.28, set at Mile High Megacomp 2023, puts him in the top 79.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,148th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 27 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 54.26 in February 2023 to 45.20, a 17% improvement. Samuel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 79.2% of 73,281 all-time
15.28
signature single · Mile High Megacomp 2023
27
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb15.2821.98
top 79.2%15,148 / 18,907
3×345.2045.60
top 82.2%50,374 / 59,724
Clock29.74
early days — 3 solves7,467 / 8,927
2×212.8821.49
top 86.6%35,977 / 40,951

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

High Plains Solving 2023: 54.26Happy Crew Cubing CO 2023: 49.31Mile High Megacomp 2023: 45.2045.2054.2612 Feb 20234 Mar 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Kian Cline — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Alex Walker — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Ryan Kindt — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-15 Skewb single — 57,358 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
  • A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 5.20 away.

Targets move as he improves.