People · France
Samuel Pistos Vernaz
2×2 · top 3.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024VERN04
Samuel Pistos Vernaz has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Swisscubing Cup I 2025, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 128 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.09 in December 2024 to 11.28, a 20% improvement. Samuel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.83 | 4.88 | top 3.8% | 165 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 | 11.28 | 13.33 | top 11.4% | 602 / 4,823 | |
| Skewb | 5.88 | 11.57 | top 24.9% | 364 / 1,309 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.65 | 27.37 | top 27.9% | 443 / 1,508 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.15 | 1:17.02 | top 42.0% | 764 / 1,839 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.72 | 2:33.38 | top 51.2% | 370 / 872 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.09 | 2:27.76 | top 52.0% | 494 / 1,038 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.49 | 15.31 | top 63.9% | 1,468 / 2,185 | |
| Square-1 | 1:35.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 516 / 547 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at Martigny Open 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup I 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Swisscubing Cup Final 2024. A 14.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Martigny Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
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.
- Levin Houghton — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Wirahpati — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Hart — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.