People · United States
Ben Cofield
3×3 · top 8.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015COFI01
Ben Cofield has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.16, set at Rocket City 2017, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,451st in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2015, he has put 147 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Ben has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.16 | 12.17 | top 8.0% | 4,451 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.80 | top 10.2% | 4,059 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 38.35 | 50.93 | top 10.2% | 1,543 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.13 | 22.98 | top 23.7% | 3,072 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 19.26 | 25.36 | top 26.2% | 1,734 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.08 | 1:38.39 | top 32.4% | 2,596 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:22.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 885 / 2,128 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.32 | 3:27.45 | top 45.9% | 1,726 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 7 cubes · 54:40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 682 / 740 |
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
- 8 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Rocket City 2017.
- 23 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Alpharetta Open 2016.
- 23 May 2015First competition: Peach State 2015. A 10.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rocket City 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Peach State 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- David Ludwig — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jared Stinson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.