People · Australia
Samuel Naylor
Skewb · top 5.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025NAYL02
Samuel Naylor has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Solving in Sale 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 170th in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.79 in November 2025 to 12.21, an 11% improvement. Samuel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.12 | 7.45 | top 5.6% | 170 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 13.85 | top 14.6% | 1,308 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.50 | top 14.9% | 1,139 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.39 | 9.25 | top 31.1% | 1,628 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.78 | 34.04 | top 48.4% | 1,126 / 2,659 |
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
- 17 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Solving in Sale 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First competition: Nimble Newborough 2025. A 13.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving in Sale 2026 · 17 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Nimble Newborough 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
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.
- Lucas Hua — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Nicholas Allen Crow — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Edward Ronchi — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.