People · Belarus
Alexander Ben
Pyraminx · top 8.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014BENA02
Alexander Ben has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.16, set at Didas Brest 2014, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Belarus. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2014, he has put 110 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Alexander has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.16 | 8.70 | top 8.5% | 35 / 413 | |
| 3×3 | 18.00 | 19.47 | top 34.1% | 218 / 748 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 43 / 71 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.34 | 1:28.67 | top 56.2% | 105 / 214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.76 | 43.69 | top 60.4% | 108 / 193 | |
| 2×2 | 7.78 | 11.08 | top 66.3% | 332 / 532 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.14 | 3:12.76 | top 74.4% | 72 / 121 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.23 | 3:32.97 | top 80.6% | 78 / 92 |
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
- 17 Oct 2014Six personal bests in one day at OktoberBrest 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014First competition: Didas Brest 2014. A 20.52 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.70 at Didas Brest 2014.
Competitions
- OktoberBrest 2014 · 17 Oct 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Didas Brest 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ivan Zabrodin — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pavel Yushkevich — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Anatoly Kim — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.