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Ben Friedrichs

2×2 · top 44.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023FRIE02

Ben Friedrichs has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.39, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023, puts him in the top 44.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,775th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 15.41 in January 2023 to 5.39, a 65% improvement. Ben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 44.1% of 186,767 all-time
5.39
signature single · Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023
50
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×25.399.95
top 44.1%17,775 / 40,951
Pyraminx10.0212.03
top 53.1%15,511 / 28,708
3×325.6929.74
top 54.1%31,780 / 59,724

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

SacCubing XIII 2023: 15.41Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023: 5.39Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023: 8.68Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023: 7.895.3915.4114 Jan 202314 Oct 2023

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
  • A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.02 away.

Targets move as he improves.