People · United States
Ben Hatfield
3×3 · top 17.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018HATF01
Ben Hatfield has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.04, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022, puts him in the top 17.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,407th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since October 2018, he has put 139 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.41 in October 2018 to 13.04, a 47% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.04 | 15.46 | top 17.6% | 9,407 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.63 | 19.23 | top 50.1% | 14,539 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.09 | 2:19.88 | top 53.1% | 4,469 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.63 | — | top 62.6% | 10,944 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 8.38 | 11.35 | top 70.1% | 28,985 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.34 | 1:00.38 | top 74.2% | 10,748 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 4:58.19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,258 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:16.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,619 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 4:09.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,352 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 21.85 | 28.88 | top 92.1% | 17,721 / 18,907 |
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
- 3 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022.
- 10 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2019.
- 7 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic North America 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018First competition: Flag City Fall 2018. A 24.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 30 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Imagination Station 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Abhimanyu Singhal — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.