People · United States
Ben Gelfand
3×3 · top 33.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011GELF01
Ben Gelfand has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.84, set at Antelope Valley Fall 2013, puts him in the top 33.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,689th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2011, he has put 47 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.56 in February 2011 to 17.84, a 40% 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 | 17.84 | 22.39 | top 33.6% | 18,689 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.59 | 8.74 | top 34.1% | 13,579 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,818 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 4:15.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,877 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Nov 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at Caltech Fall 2011.
- 19 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall 2011.
- 12 Feb 2011First competition: Caltech Winter 2011. A 29.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
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.
- Michael Young — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Steven Turner — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.