People · United States
Ben Charais
3×3 · top 37.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010CHAR02
Ben Charais has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.30, set at Colorado Springs 2012, puts him in the top 37.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,412th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2010, he has put 76 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.69 in October 2010 to 4.94, a 43% 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 | 19.30 | 26.37 | top 37.9% | 21,412 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.94 | 8.40 | top 38.6% | 15,463 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.78 | 2:15.00 | top 76.0% | 13,917 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 6:23.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,361 / 9,401 |
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
- 7 Apr 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.30 at Colorado Springs 2012.
- 26 Feb 2011First sub-30 3×3: 24.05 at Colorado Springs Open 2011.
- 26 Feb 2011Four personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Open 2011.
- 9 Oct 2010First competition: Denver Open 2010. A 32.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colorado Springs 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube-Off 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Springs Open 2011 · 26 Feb 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Denver Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010
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.
- Donovan Cline — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jackson Warley — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- AJ Blair — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.30 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.