People · United Kingdom
Ben Hardman
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022HARD02
Ben Hardman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.85, set at Norwich Summer 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 278th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2022, he has put 186 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.45 in April 2022 to 13.60, a 39% improvement. Ben has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.85 | 5.00 | top 3.9% | 278 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.55 | 10.18 | top 16.8% | 650 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 13.60 | 19.19 | top 19.6% | 1,312 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 11.89 | 13.65 | top 34.4% | 460 / 1,232 | |
| Skewb | 7.11 | 9.31 | top 34.5% | 809 / 2,421 |
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
- 10 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Stevenage February 2024.
- 19 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Norwich Summer 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Suffolk Summer 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Suffolk Summer 2023.
- 30 Apr 2022First competition: Stevenage Spring 2022. A 22.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Ipswich Autumn 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Norwich Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Suffolk Summer 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Daniel Evans — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oscar Coleman Green — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Felix Hincks — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.