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Ben Kuester
Pyraminx · top 27.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022KUES01
Ben Kuester has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.98, set at UIUC Fall 2022, puts him in the top 27.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,615th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since April 2022, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.40 in April 2022 to 21.65, a 37% improvement. Ben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 6.98 | 8.92 | top 27.7% | 7,615 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 21.65 | 24.36 | top 44.5% | 25,623 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.68 | 9.24 | top 47.4% | 19,185 / 40,951 |
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
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.29 at Cubing Peoria 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022. A 34.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
- Tommy Moreno — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ashley Gray — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vaughn Parker — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.