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Samuel Talkington
3×3 · top 49.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009TALK01
Samuel Talkington has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.75, set at Washington DC Open 2010, puts him in the top 49.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28,976th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2009, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.94 in December 2009 to 23.75, a 30% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.75 | 31.53 | top 49.7% | 28,976 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 9.93 | 13.68 | top 77.7% | 32,175 / 40,951 |
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
- 30 Jan 2010First sub-30 3×3: 23.75 at Washington DC Open 2010.
- 5 Dec 2009First competition: Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009. A 33.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026
- Washington DC Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009
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.
- Carson Penticuff — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shaden Smith — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Larkin — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.75 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.