People · Slovakia
Samuel Varga
Skewb · top 7.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022VARG07
Samuel Varga has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.47, set at Slovak Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in Slovakia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 178 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.38 in July 2022 to 2.70, a 38% improvement. Samuel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.47 | 5.80 | top 7.5% | 24 / 182 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.17 | 5.62 | top 8.5% | 36 / 254 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 3.77 | top 10.9% | 67 / 375 | |
| 3×3 | 12.68 | 15.94 | top 16.3% | 111 / 447 | |
| Clock | 8.63 | 10.60 | top 18.1% | 24 / 97 | |
| 4×4 | 51.60 | 1:00.37 | top 26.7% | 60 / 214 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 46 / 93 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 66 / 110 | |
| Square-1 | 42.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 64 / 87 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bratislava Spring Is Coming 2024.
- 15 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at Slovak Nationals 2023.
- 15 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Slovak Nationals 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.43 at Dolné Orešany Open 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Dolné Orešany Open 2023.
- 30 Jul 2022First competition: Lužice Open 2022. A 24.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bratislava Spring Is Coming 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Slovak Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Dolné Orešany Open 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Lužice Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022
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.
- Jakub Drobný — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Šimon Borovský — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Oskar Ďurinský — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.