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Ben Brower
2×2 · top 22.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014BROW08
Ben Brower has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.67, set at Melrose Spring 2015, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,887th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2014, he has put 41 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 15.49 in October 2014 to 3.67, a 76% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 6.56 | top 22.4% | 8,887 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 19.64 | 24.19 | top 39.0% | 22,386 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.48 | 2:33.00 | top 55.9% | 4,791 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.18 | — | top 81.9% | 15,471 / 19,354 |
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
- 12 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.64 at Rexburg Rumble 2025.
- 30 May 2015First sub-30 3×3: 26.41 at Melrose Spring 2015.
- 30 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Melrose Spring 2015.
- 11 Oct 2014First competition: Harvard Fall 2014. A 51.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rexburg Rumble 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Spring 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Costello III — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonah Crosby — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.