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Samuel Wacek
Skewb · top 13.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024WACE01
Samuel Wacek has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.39, set at Minnesota Championship 2024, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,122nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 96 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.70 in January 2024 to 33.87, a 22% improvement. Samuel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.39 | 16.41 | top 13.7% | 2,122 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.10 | 13.02 | top 45.7% | 13,142 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 33.87 | 43.22 | top 68.9% | 41,548 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.57 | 13.92 | top 80.1% | 33,220 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 3:51.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,114 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:48.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,199 / 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
- 3 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge 2024. A 43.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joe Kucala — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.