People · China
Ben Niu (牛奔)
Skewb · top 6.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016NIUB01
Ben Niu (牛奔) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.20, set at Shijiazhuang Winter 2018, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 343rd in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 89 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 5.43 in October 2016 to 3.20, a 41% 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.20 | 5.56 | top 6.0% | 343 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 16.42 | 18.31 | top 29.1% | 10,759 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 6.10 | 9.06 | top 51.9% | 8,840 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.78 | 13.51 | top 58.9% | 6,084 / 10,224 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
- 26 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 21.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 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.
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jimeng Guo (郭冀蒙) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yiming Luo (罗一鸣) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.