People · United States
Samuel Shulman
3×3 · top 19.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SHUL02
Samuel Shulman has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.70, set at Racing Kane 2026, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,718th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, he has put 84 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.66 in May 2024 to 13.70, a 58% 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 | 13.70 | 17.22 | top 19.9% | 10,718 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 9.22 | top 23.8% | 6,478 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 24.14 | 38.16 | top 37.1% | 2,417 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,883 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,787 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 16.11 | 21.84 | top 81.7% | 15,636 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 3:44.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,977 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 13.18 | 18.30 | top 87.3% | 36,259 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 7:55.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,826 / 3,184 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.36 at Racing Kane 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Racing Kane 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at Racing Kane 2026.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.62 at Ackerman Spring 2024.
- 18 May 2024First competition: Chicago Area Twist Spring A 2024. A 32.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Racing Kane 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Naperville Winter 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ackerman Spring 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring A 2024 · 18 May 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.
- Adam Schwenn — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sebastian Carrillo — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.