People · United States
Ben Anderson
3×3 · top 31.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023ANDE23
Ben Anderson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.15, set at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024, puts him in the top 31.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,369th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 86 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in May 2023 to 17.15, a 20% improvement. Ben 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.15 | 19.15 | top 31.5% | 17,369 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.31 | 13.97 | top 36.1% | 6,127 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.77 | 6.25 | top 48.4% | 19,642 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.98 | 13.84 | top 52.9% | 15,426 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.17 | 1:42.91 | top 63.0% | 11,026 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.69 | 1:01.45 | top 66.3% | 9,419 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.52 at Cubetcha 2023.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2023. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023
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.
- Liam Sheldon — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.15 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.