People · Australia
Ben Qian
2×2 · top 16.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019QIAN12
Ben Qian has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.15, set at Altona Algorithms 2019, puts him in the top 16.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,222nd in Australia. Across 5 competitions since October 2019, he has put 150 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.47 in October 2019 to 15.23, a 40% improvement. Ben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 5.04 | top 16.0% | 1,222 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.42 | 9.76 | top 23.2% | 1,173 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 15.23 | 18.86 | top 25.2% | 2,312 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 57.37 | 1:05.28 | top 33.6% | 877 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.95 | 36.88 | top 41.8% | 977 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 8.28 | 11.33 | top 43.4% | 1,338 / 3,534 |
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
- 23 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 18.01 at Melbourne Summer 2021.
- 5 Oct 2019First competition: Altona Algorithms 2019. A 25.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Mini Saturday 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- December Series: Kensington 2021 · 19 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2021 · 23 Jan 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019
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.
- Ethan Stevens — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Epstein — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andy Gong — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.