People · United States
Ben Headley
Pyraminx · top 3.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020HEAD01
Ben Headley has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.01, set at FSUbers 3.0 2022, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 988th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2020, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.44 in January 2020 to 8.82, a 73% improvement. Ben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.01 | 5.78 | top 3.7% | 988 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 11.02 | top 4.5% | 2,531 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.65 | top 8.4% | 3,340 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.31 | 20.59 | top 11.0% | 1,467 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 47.92 | 50.84 | top 22.1% | 3,401 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 17.51 | 20.91 | top 22.2% | 1,481 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 6.83 | 8.00 | top 32.4% | 5,485 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.35 | 1:54.40 | top 37.3% | 2,741 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.32 | 1:57.85 | top 37.9% | 3,067 / 9,537 |
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 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.35 at FSUbers 3.0 2022.
- 3 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at FSUbers 3.0 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Bulls 2022.
- 30 Oct 2021First sub-30 3×3: 11.78 at Cobb Cubes Comeback 2A 2021.
- 30 Oct 2021First sub-20 3×3: 11.78 at Cobb Cubes Comeback 2A 2021.
- 30 Oct 2021First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Cobb Cubes Comeback 2A 2021.
Competitions
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
- FSUbers 3.0 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Bulls 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes Comeback 2A 2021 · 30 Oct 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with Manatees 2020 · 18 Jan 2020
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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Noah Swor — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dalton Nichols — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.