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Samuel Nelson
Clock · top 23.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026NELS03
Samuel Nelson has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 9.61, set at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026, puts him in the top 23.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,778th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 28 official solves on the record across eight events. Samuel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 9.61 | 12.21 | top 23.1% | 1,778 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 25.08 | 30.54 | top 52.8% | 30,887 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.20 | 13.46 | top 62.0% | 18,215 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:24.22 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,455 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 7.76 | — | early days — 3 solves | 27,337 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,478 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,313 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 53.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,263 / 6,743 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: UMBC Winter 2026. A 25.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
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.
- Paulo Korowajczuk Nader — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Stephen Ra — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hasan Ali — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.