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Ben Grapengieser

Pyraminx · top 88.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022GRAP01

Ben Grapengieser has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 17.14, set at 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022, puts him in the top 88.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25,904th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 25 official solves on the record across three events. Ben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 88.0% of 129,321 all-time
17.14
signature single · 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022
25
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Pyraminx17.1419.13
top 88.0%25,904 / 28,708
2×213.9921.18
top 88.8%36,928 / 40,951
3×354.4458.38
top 88.8%54,359 / 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

2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022: 17.14Door County Cube Challenge 2023: 17.8917.1417.893 Dec 202220 May 2023

Best single per competition, Pyraminx. 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-15 Pyraminx single — 105,805 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
  • A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 1.99 away.

Targets move as he improves.