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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.

3×3
best event — top 13.1% of 284,439 all-time
11.77
signature single · Caltech Fall 2010
159
official solves on the record
10%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 93% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×311.7715.13
top 13.1%7,019 / 59,724
2×26.808.70
top 58.7%24,074 / 40,951
4×41:56.75
top 80.2%14,875 / 19,072
3×3 one-handed57.59
top 82.5%12,312 / 15,683
3×3 blindfolded7:04.76
early days — 2 solves1,910 / 2,092
5×56:14.69
early days — 1 solve9,353 / 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

Discovery Science Center competition 2008: 23.54Caltech Fall 2008: 21.18Discovery Science Center competition 2009: 17.94Caltech Fall competition 2009: 16.16Discovery Science Center Winter 2009: 15.65Caltech Winter 2010: 12.76San Diego Open 2010: 14.40Nisei Week Open 2010: 13.00Marymount Open 2010: 13.84Caltech Fall 2010: 11.77Caltech Winter 2011: 13.90Caltech Prefrosh 2011: 12.55Caltech Fall 2011: 13.2111.7723.5419 Apr 200819 Nov 2011

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

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.