People · United States
Samuel McKinney
2×2 · top 10.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016MCKI01
Samuel McKinney has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.67, set at Battle for Toledo 2019, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,180th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since April 2016, he has put 158 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.92 in June 2016 to 11.41, a 52% improvement. Samuel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.67 | 3.99 | top 10.6% | 4,180 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 13.88 | top 11.8% | 6,361 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 11.32 | top 25.9% | 4,211 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.15 | 13.84 | top 68.1% | 20,146 / 28,708 |
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
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.82 at Husky Showdown 2018.
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.15 at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016First competition: Dayton Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent State Taco Bash 2019 · 4 May 2019
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
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.
- Zachary Garber — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Nolan Wood — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.