People · United States
Ben Lemkin
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016LEMK02
Ben Lemkin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Berkeley Fall 2019, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,415th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since October 2016, he has put 268 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.80 in October 2016 to 9.53, a 63% improvement. Ben has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 9.53 | 12.55 | top 6.2% | 3,415 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 10.77 | top 13.8% | 3,602 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.72 | 14.01 | top 31.4% | 5,212 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.56 | 6.40 | top 33.7% | 13,413 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.65 | 1:23.86 | top 47.5% | 7,917 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.33 | 50.31 | top 49.7% | 6,833 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:17.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,486 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 4:02.95 | — | top 92.2% | 8,737 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,939 / 2,040 |
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
- 10 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Berkeley Fall 2019.
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.44 at Berkeley Winter 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2018.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.60 at Armin Open 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016First competition: Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016. A 25.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Jersey Quiet Championship 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- Princeton Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 50 - Berkeley 2023 · 6 Aug 2023
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- PBQ Berkeley Fall 2019 · 26 Oct 2019
- Berkeley Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018
- Berkeley Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Armin Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paul Mahvi — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Jew — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.