People · United Kingdom
Ben Smith
Pyraminx · top 12.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016SMIT31
Ben Smith has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.87, set at Veenendaal Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 486th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 97 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 12.17 in October 2016 to 4.87, a 60% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 7.40 | top 12.4% | 486 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 5.85 | 8.69 | top 24.6% | 559 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 19.69 | 27.53 | top 39.1% | 2,673 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 5.40 | 7.65 | top 44.2% | 2,338 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 28.27 | 36.06 | top 46.2% | 410 / 778 | |
| 4×4 | 2:07.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,885 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:50.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,856 / 1,851 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Dutch Masters 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2019.
- 23 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 29.13 at Veenendaal Open 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Veenendaal Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Dutch Nationals 2016. A 49.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daan Baartmans — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Midas Kiebert — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.