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Samuel Steffey
2×2 · top 16.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025STEF07
Samuel Steffey has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.19, set at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026, puts him in the top 16.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,475th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.68 in August 2025 to 3.19, a 52% improvement. Samuel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 4.90 | top 16.5% | 6,475 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.91 | 19.97 | top 27.5% | 15,053 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.02 | 13.32 | top 53.1% | 15,511 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.37 | 42.06 | top 59.7% | 8,383 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 21.19 | 22.55 | top 68.0% | 5,862 / 8,927 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.91 at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First competition: Cincinnati Open 2025. A 29.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cincinnati Open 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Yousuf Rind — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- John Crawley — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lafe Hain — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.