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Samuel Norton
3×3 · top 61.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019NORT03
Samuel Norton has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 29.11, set at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026, puts him in the top 61.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36,910th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2019, he has put 42 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.04 in December 2019 to 29.11, a 38% improvement. Samuel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 29.11 | 36.28 | top 61.0% | 36,910 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 25,039 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 16.47 | 21.62 | top 92.5% | 39,074 / 41,674 |
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
- 4 Oct 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.11 at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026.
- 1 Dec 2019First competition: UIUC Fall 2019. A 47.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GAN Philippine Championship 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GAN Iloilo Summer Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019
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.
- Ralph Danielle P. Amparo — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Miguel Gonzaga — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jasel John D. Portillo — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 4.11 away.
- A sub-15 Pyraminx single — 107,130 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.