People · United States
Ben Kalman
Pyraminx · top 25.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024KALM01
Ben Kalman has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.64, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024, puts him in the top 25.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,918th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2024, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 10.26 in April 2024 to 6.64, a 35% improvement. Ben has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.64 | 8.25 | top 25.0% | 6,918 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 15.18 | 19.81 | top 25.2% | 13,888 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.80 | 7.84 | top 48.8% | 20,112 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 14.22 | 21.86 | top 75.6% | 14,538 / 19,164 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 17.76 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.76 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 61 - San Jose 2024. A 31.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 61 - San Jose 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
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.
- Arjun Nighojkar — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shubhaay Mehta — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chris Martin — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.