People · Australia
Ben Chin
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014CHIN02
Ben Chin has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Cubing Classic 2016, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 186th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since June 2014, he has put 544 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.65 in June 2014 to 9.47, a 77% improvement. Ben has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.53 | 4.30 | top 2.3% | 186 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.20 | 4.70 | top 4.3% | 193 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 9.47 | 10.94 | top 6.0% | 552 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.44 | 18.11 | top 9.0% | 208 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 47.21 | 52.54 | top 21.1% | 526 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 5.39 | 8.58 | top 21.1% | 550 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.69 | 1:48.30 | top 34.4% | 460 / 1,356 |
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
- 5 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Altona Algorithms 2019.
- 23 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2017.
- 7 Nov 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Melbourne Cube Days 2015.
- 3 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2015.
- 1 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.91 at Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2015.
- 1 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2015.
Competitions
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2015 · 1 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Niddrie 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2014 · 2 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2014 · 29 Jun 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.
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Jack Cai — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Sam Chaplin — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.