People · United States
Ben Haberman
2×2 · top 4.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016HABE03
Ben Haberman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.91, set at Cubetcha 2018, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,692nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2016, he has put 276 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.35 in May 2016 to 9.32, a 30% improvement. Ben has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 3.76 | top 4.2% | 1,692 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.32 | 11.59 | top 5.7% | 3,209 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 5.55 | 8.90 | top 22.4% | 3,610 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 48.28 | 55.69 | top 22.5% | 3,457 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.78 | 35.82 | top 41.4% | 5,623 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.58 | 2:05.26 | top 43.1% | 3,579 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.36 | 13.50 | top 47.9% | 14,043 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 23.55 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,578 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 58.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,619 / 6,846 | |
| Megaminx | 3:31.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,861 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 6:01.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,839 / 4,262 |
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
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Race the Clock 2018.
- 20 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 12 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2016. A 13.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Walker Welch — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.