People · United Kingdom
Ben Fountain
2×2 · top 17.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022FOUN01
Ben Fountain has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023, puts him in the top 17.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,001st in the United Kingdom. Across 2 competitions since June 2022, he has put 58 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.88 in June 2022 to 3.25, a 53% improvement. Ben has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.25 | 4.89 | top 17.2% | 1,001 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 16.96 | 19.46 | top 30.9% | 2,056 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.26 | 10.82 | top 47.1% | 1,916 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 8.94 | 11.60 | top 48.0% | 1,128 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,370 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,014 / 1,151 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.21 at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Cheltenham Summer 2022. A 21.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Tom Salmon — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rohan Fernandes — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.