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Samuel Scherrer
Pyraminx · top 2.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2021 · 2021SCHE01
Samuel Scherrer has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.64, set at Cloverdale Open 2022, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in Canada. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2021, he has put 293 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.35 in September 2021 to 10.46, a 22% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.64 | 3.91 | top 2.6% | 93 / 4,858 | |
| Square-1 | 9.82 | 16.76 | top 5.7% | 41 / 952 | |
| Skewb | 3.39 | 5.44 | top 7.1% | 136 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.46 | 12.14 | top 8.8% | 816 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 3.55 | top 11.7% | 771 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 39.63 | 44.87 | top 11.7% | 285 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.80 | 1:37.07 | top 26.3% | 314 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.08 | 25.54 | top 29.0% | 635 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.61 | 1:41.66 | top 29.2% | 290 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.45 | 3:20.59 | early days — 3 solves | 241 / 665 | |
| Clock | 21.22 | 24.52 | top 68.1% | 667 / 1,029 |
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 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Around Metrotown 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 21 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at BC Spring Solving A 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Open Summer A 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cloverdale Open 2022.
- 26 Sep 2021First competition: BC Cubing Comeback B 2021. A 13.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pitt Meadows Spring Open 2024 · 26 May 2024
- Cubing Around Metrotown 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving A 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Open Summer A 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cloverdale Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Cubing Comeback B 2021 · 26 Sep 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.
- Vianne Chang — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Callen Kleij — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Kenny Zhong — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.