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Ben Towers
3×3 · top 14.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012TOWE01
Ben Towers has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.26, set at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,025th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since November 2012, he has put 144 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.05 in November 2012 to 12.26, a 42% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 14.30 | top 14.8% | 1,025 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 48.23 | 58.22 | top 22.4% | 504 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.26 | 1:33.31 | top 23.5% | 312 / 1,151 | |
| 7×7 | 3:56.56 | 4:07.48 | top 29.3% | 141 / 459 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 5.69 | top 30.5% | 1,626 / 4,895 | |
| 6×6 | 2:59.89 | 3:06.14 | top 41.0% | 253 / 548 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.35 | 43.22 | top 65.8% | 1,124 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:53.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 243 / 311 |
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
- 1 Nov 2014Seven personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014.
- 22 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 16 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 23 Feb 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.05 at Leicester Open 2013.
- 23 Feb 2013Four personal bests in one day at Leicester Open 2013.
Competitions
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Chris Wall — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ben Whitmore — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.