People · United States
Samuel McKelvey
2×2 · top 2.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MCKE05
Samuel McKelvey has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Batam Rainy Speedcubing 2017, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,165th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2016, he has put 410 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.84 in August 2016 to 10.51, an 18% improvement. Samuel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 2.83 | top 2.9% | 1,165 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.51 | 11.22 | top 9.0% | 5,009 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.80 | 5.61 | top 9.6% | 1,492 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.44 | 9.77 | top 16.1% | 4,323 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.65 | 1:25.17 | top 17.4% | 1,366 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 48.65 | 53.12 | top 23.0% | 3,545 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.12 | 26.91 | top 26.5% | 3,461 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.45 | 2:57.65 | top 34.8% | 1,271 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:35.87 | 4:52.12 | top 43.1% | 1,261 / 3,236 |
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
- 22 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cobb Cubes Again 2018.
- 26 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Batam Rainy Speedcubing 2017.
- 14 Oct 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Pekanbaru Open 2017.
- 11 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at Foon Yew Open 2017.
- 23 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at Batam Mini Competition 2017.
Competitions
- Cobb Cubes Again 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Batam Rainy Speedcubing 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Pekanbaru Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Foon Yew Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Batam Mini Competition 2017 · 23 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Indonesian Championship 2016 · 12 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Sandra Devi — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.