People · United States
Samuel Muchnick
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021MUCH02
Samuel Muchnick has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.74, set at Concordia Turning Fall 2023, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,274th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2021, he has put 209 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.37 in December 2021 to 13.56, a 33% improvement. Samuel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.74 | 4.86 | top 3.3% | 1,274 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 7.20 | top 6.8% | 1,725 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.56 | 15.93 | top 19.4% | 10,441 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.61 | 8.63 | top 30.5% | 5,042 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 23.63 | 47.65 | top 36.1% | 2,346 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.85 | 1:12.67 | top 42.7% | 7,021 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 16.48 | 18.83 | top 53.6% | 4,425 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 3:11.32 | — | top 78.1% | 6,144 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.80 | — | top 82.4% | 7,542 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:40.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,923 / 4,196 |
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
- 2 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Concordia Turning 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 18 Dec 2021First competition: Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021. A 20.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Concordia Turning Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 · 2 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Springfield Winter Open 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021 · 18 Dec 2021
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.
- Daniel Muchnick — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 34 times · head to head
- Edward Vakula — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.