People · Australia
Samuel Whitehead
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020WHIT04
Samuel Whitehead has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Adelaide Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 551st in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2020, he has put 206 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.96 in January 2020 to 12.45, a 66% improvement. Samuel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 5.68 | top 7.2% | 551 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 11.69 | top 10.9% | 505 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 | 12.45 | 16.18 | top 15.5% | 1,414 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 58.75 | 1:00.19 | top 35.2% | 937 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.11 | 1:51.16 | top 37.0% | 511 / 1,412 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.57 | 2:34.52 | top 47.3% | 590 / 1,313 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.87 | 3:34.08 | top 51.0% | 324 / 667 | |
| Skewb | 9.82 | 13.87 | top 53.8% | 1,781 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.63 | 48.19 | top 56.7% | 1,350 / 2,685 |
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
- 12 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at South Australian Open 2023.
- 15 Jan 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.45 at Adelaide Summer 2022.
- 15 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Adelaide Summer 2022.
- 15 Jan 2022Five personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2022.
- 5 Jun 2021First sub-30 3×3: 22.64 at SA State Championship 2021.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- South Australian Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Adelaide Autumn 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- On the Side South Australia 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Autumn 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2022 · 15 Jan 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- SA State Championship 2021 · 5 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2020 · 11 Jan 2020
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.
- Andrew Sherman — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leo Hock-Morris — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Aston Culf — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.