People · United States
Ben Hess
3×3 · top 13.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2008 · 2008HESS01
Ben Hess has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.77, set at Caltech Fall 2010, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,019th in the United States. Across 13 competitions since April 2008, he has put 159 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.54 in April 2008 to 11.77, a 50% improvement. Ben has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 11.77 | 15.13 | top 13.1% | 7,019 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.80 | 8.70 | top 58.7% | 24,074 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.75 | — | top 80.2% | 14,875 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.59 | — | top 82.5% | 12,312 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:04.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,910 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 6:14.69 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,353 / 9,401 |
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
- 27 Feb 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.76 at Caltech Winter 2010.
- 16 May 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.94 at Discovery Science Center competition 2009.
- 19 Apr 2008First competition: Discovery Science Center competition 2008. A 24.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Prefrosh 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Caltech Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Marymount Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2010 · 21 Aug 2010
- San Diego Open 2010 · 29 May 2010
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center Winter 2009 · 19 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 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.
- Cameron Brown — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Turner — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.