People · United States
Ben Kopriva
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017KOPR01
Ben Kopriva has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.26, set at Colorado Springs Winter 2020, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,070th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2017, he has put 472 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.45 in January 2017 to 9.26, an 11% 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 | 9.26 | 11.15 | top 5.5% | 3,070 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.74 | 6.75 | top 6.4% | 1,652 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.50 | 19.90 | top 7.1% | 950 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 40.70 | 47.54 | top 12.9% | 1,916 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.40 | 8.42 | top 13.7% | 2,138 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.54 | 1:15.41 | top 14.8% | 1,007 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.76 | top 17.4% | 6,822 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.77 | 1:30.42 | top 20.5% | 1,602 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.54 | 3:15.39 | top 34.9% | 1,254 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:15.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,643 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:40.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,875 / 2,092 |
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
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Winter 2020.
- 25 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 26 May 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Veterans Day Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at 1 Body Cubing 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First competition: Longmont Cube Open 2017. A 13.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colorado Springs Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Pikes Peak 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- 1 Body Cubing 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Longmont Cube Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 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.
- Jesse Hartnett — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Dylan Hughlett — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jordan Mosakowski — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.