People · United States
Ben C. Coombe
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019COOM01
Ben C. Coombe has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at North Woods 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,455th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2019, he has put 139 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.66 in December 2019 to 8.80, a 75% improvement. Ben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.80 | 10.43 | top 4.4% | 2,455 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.57 | 44.86 | top 12.8% | 1,883 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.56 | 7.96 | top 14.9% | 2,334 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 3.68 | top 14.9% | 5,862 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.64 | 8.76 | top 17.4% | 4,601 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.41 | 1:30.30 | top 21.0% | 1,633 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 17.71 | 22.79 | top 22.7% | 1,497 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.68 | 30.80 | top 38.5% | 5,117 / 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
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at North Woods 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at North Woods 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.71 at OH in a Madison Ballroom 2023.
- 7 Mar 2020Six personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Days 2020.
- 16 Feb 2020First sub-30 3×3: 19.41 at Cubing Peoria 2020.
- 16 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.41 at Cubing Peoria 2020.
Competitions
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- OH in a Madison Ballroom 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Days 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Wiscube 2019 · 21 Dec 2019
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseph Ong — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.