People · United States
Alejandro Benavides
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BENA04
Alejandro Benavides has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at South East Texas Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,838th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.98 in October 2016 to 2.31, a 42% improvement. Alejandro 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.15 | top 7.1% | 2,838 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.76 | 16.31 | top 16.6% | 8,887 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.13 | 11.03 | top 54.0% | 15,760 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,229 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,527 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.76 at Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017.
- 9 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.26 at South East Texas Open 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at South East Texas Open 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016First competition: Dallas Fall 2016. A 20.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017 · 9 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- South East Texas Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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.
- Dylan Miller — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jeff Park — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Seth Talbot — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.