People · United Kingdom
Ben Chant
Pyraminx · top 35.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017CHAN38
Ben Chant has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Guildford Open 2018, puts him in the top 35.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,421st in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since September 2017, he has put 105 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.67 in September 2017 to 21.36, a 52% improvement. Ben has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.88 | 16.19 | top 35.2% | 1,421 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 11.02 | top 35.5% | 1,880 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 21.36 | 31.57 | top 43.7% | 3,025 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 11.01 | 16.40 | top 60.9% | 1,463 / 2,421 |
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
- 14 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at High Wycombe Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 29.86 at Guildford Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017First competition: Guildford Open 2017. A 44.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- High Wycombe Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
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.
- Sam Spendla — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.