People · Canada
Ben Gilbert
Pyraminx · top 37.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023GILB08
Ben Gilbert has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.19, set at Penticton Lakeside 2025, puts him in the top 37.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,731st in Canada. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 43 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.80 in October 2023 to 23.48, a 44% improvement. Ben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.19 | 12.90 | top 37.8% | 1,731 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 23.48 | 26.23 | top 49.1% | 5,056 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 7.25 | 16.87 | top 62.4% | 4,556 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 11.68 | 22.68 | top 64.4% | 1,818 / 2,907 |
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
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.48 at Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First competition: Vancouver Fall Fest 2023. A 41.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Penticton Lakeside 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Airdrie NxNs 2024 · 29 Sep 2024
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Fall Fest 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
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.
- Kenny Zhong — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kevin Matthews — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ash Chen — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.