People · Australia
Ben Adcock
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014ADCO01
Ben Adcock has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at Thailand Championship 2017, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 436th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2014, he has put 216 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.70 in June 2014 to 8.90, a 17% improvement. Ben has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.90 | 11.27 | top 4.7% | 436 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.33 | 6.16 | top 4.8% | 217 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.06 | top 6.3% | 469 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 37.78 | 43.12 | top 9.6% | 255 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.06 | 21.98 | top 18.0% | 400 / 2,685 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 7.87 | top 21.4% | 570 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.78 | 1:28.54 | top 24.1% | 332 / 1,412 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.17 | 1:35.37 | top 27.8% | 352 / 1,313 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.42 | 2:58.70 | top 34.3% | 210 / 667 | |
| Clock | 13.00 | 16.08 | top 39.6% | 425 / 1,159 | |
| 7×7 | 4:50.14 | 5:03.89 | top 47.8% | 234 / 540 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 231 / 474 | |
| Square-1 | 34.14 | 58.85 | top 57.1% | 565 / 920 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:25.54 | — | early days — 3 solves | 318 / 399 |
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
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.94 at Thailand Championship 2017.
- 15 Jul 201714 personal bests in one day at Thailand Championship 2017.
- 23 Jul 201613 personal bests in one day at Thailand Championship 2016.
- 21 Jun 2014First competition: Thailand Championship 2014. A 11.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thailand Championship 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 14 personal bests set
- Thailand Championship 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 13 personal bests set
- Thailand Championship 2014 · 21 Jun 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.
- Natthaphat Mahtani (ณัฐภัทร จี มาทานี) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Asia Konvittayayotin (เอเชีย กรวิทยโยธิน) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Prin Kijviwattanakarn (ปริญ กิจวิวัฒนการ) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.