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Samuel Tong
3×3 · top 14.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018TONG03
Samuel Tong has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.09, set at Berkeley Summer 2019, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,597th in the United States. Across 15 competitions since January 2018, he has put 222 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.33 in January 2018 to 12.09, a 57% improvement. Samuel has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 12.09 | 16.31 | top 14.2% | 7,597 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 5.97 | top 25.6% | 10,051 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.84 | 1:14.89 | top 44.8% | 7,426 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.50 | 16.15 | top 49.0% | 14,223 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 9.58 | 14.58 | top 52.3% | 9,421 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.53 | 2:31.62 | top 54.0% | 4,566 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 45.08 | — | top 71.1% | 4,669 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.89 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,128 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 7:13.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,600 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 5:20.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,457 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,845 / 15,683 |
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
- 25 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing VII 2019.
- 21 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at Berkeley Spring 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2018.
- 15 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018.
- 27 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing IV 2018.
- 18 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.74 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018.
Competitions
- Berkeley Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- SacCubing VII 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Berkeley Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing V 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing IV 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.