People · United States
Samuel Thomas
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015THOM06
Samuel Thomas has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.64, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,102nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2015, he has put 237 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.55 in June 2015 to 14.54, a 64% improvement. Samuel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.64 | 4.98 | top 2.8% | 1,102 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 15.30 | 19.00 | top 17.1% | 1,170 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 | 14.54 | 15.35 | top 23.0% | 12,614 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.28 | 8.84 | top 28.1% | 4,627 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.86 | 10.45 | top 35.1% | 10,066 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.28 | 1:19.82 | top 47.2% | 7,972 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.52 | 2:26.28 | top 59.8% | 5,205 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.90 | 41.01 | top 60.7% | 8,643 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:03.24 | 3:43.69 | top 75.6% | 6,049 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 5:17.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,494 / 4,262 | |
| Clock | 45.81 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,831 / 9,172 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 18 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018.
- 18 May 2018Ten personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.71 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 7 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Summit City Open 2016.
Competitions
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Buzzer Beater 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cubic Catastrophe 2015 · 22 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Devin Guerrero — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Tyler Brodzinski — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,234 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.