People · Australia
Samuel Long
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2021 · 2021LONG02
Samuel Long has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.10, set at Australian Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since January 2021, he has put 546 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.52 in January 2021 to 8.10, a 35% improvement. Samuel has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.10 | 10.01 | top 3.0% | 289 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.20 | 22.45 | top 6.5% | 153 / 2,659 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 3.87 | top 9.5% | 720 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.01 | 9.57 | top 13.2% | 625 / 5,993 | |
| Clock | 7.89 | 9.71 | top 14.7% | 169 / 1,095 | |
| 4×4 | 42.34 | 48.56 | top 14.9% | 376 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 15.41 | 19.22 | top 17.4% | 170 / 899 | |
| Skewb | 4.91 | 8.29 | top 17.4% | 454 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.31 | 1:46.38 | top 36.4% | 492 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 40.33 | top 37.3% | 173 / 468 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.56 | — | top 42.9% | 520 / 1,277 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.75 | — | top 64.6% | 403 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 6:38.48 | — | top 76.2% | 374 / 523 |
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
- 28 Sep 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2023.
- 15 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Queensland Open 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022Nine personal bests in one day at Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022.
Competitions
- QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- U Cube at UQ Saturday 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Brisbane 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2022 · 25 Sep 2022
- Runaway Bay Saturday Challenge 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Northside Duology Part 1 2022 · 7 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Is Back On 2021 · 16 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Conan Mo — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Toby Seufert — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Moses Limmer — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.