People · United States
Samuel Wexler
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017WEXL01
Samuel Wexler has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,668th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2017, he has put 198 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.20 in December 2017 to 11.19, a 60% improvement. Samuel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.25 | 3.21 | top 6.7% | 2,668 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.19 | 13.42 | top 11.1% | 6,094 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.36 | top 12.7% | 3,365 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 13.37 | 17.82 | top 12.8% | 894 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 50.25 | 52.41 | top 25.1% | 3,897 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.65 | 26.55 | top 27.9% | 3,638 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.08 | 1:38.48 | top 32.4% | 2,596 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 6.95 | 7.95 | top 33.4% | 5,666 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,742 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.00 | 4:10.56 | top 66.2% | 2,602 / 4,262 |
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
- 7 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Princeton Spring 2022.
- 1 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ridge Cubing 2019.
- 20 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at New Hope Open Winter 2019.
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.25 at Kew Forest Open 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Kew Forest Open 2018.
Competitions
- Princeton Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Branchburg Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ridge Cubing 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Hope Open Winter 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kew Forest Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- North Plainfield Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017
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.
- Tyler Kochy — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Max Chan — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- AJ Kamal — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.