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Samuel Taylor
2×2 · top 12.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023TAYL05
Samuel Taylor has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Kansas City Side Events 2025, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,777th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.44 in March 2023 to 18.82, a 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 5.76 | top 12.1% | 4,777 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.07 | 9.16 | top 28.4% | 7,847 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 18.82 | 21.86 | top 36.6% | 20,569 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.57 | 12.65 | top 38.0% | 6,509 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,843 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:59.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,250 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 2:29.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,542 / 19,072 |
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
- 3 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.82 at Kansas City Side Events 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kansas City Side Events 2025.
- 6 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 21.22 at Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023.
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First competition: Wichita Art Museum Winter 2023. A 31.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kansas City Side Events 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wichita Art Museum Winter 2023 · 4 Mar 2023
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.
- Teddy Stilwell — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Brecken Moss — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Addy K. Vacca — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.