People · New Zealand
Ben Uren
2×2 · top 5.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019UREN01
Ben Uren has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at UK Championship 2019, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 127th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2019, he has put 238 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.85 in February 2019 to 12.84, a 32% improvement. Ben has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 4.33 | top 5.5% | 127 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.54 | 6.90 | top 5.6% | 93 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 12.84 | 15.86 | top 17.0% | 360 / 2,145 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 8.43 | top 19.2% | 157 / 670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.73 | 25.30 | top 22.6% | 125 / 607 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.66 | 2:02.33 | top 35.9% | 127 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.46 | 1:04.82 | top 37.0% | 236 / 745 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.23 | — | top 52.0% | 160 / 284 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 110 / 150 | |
| 7×7 | 5:56.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 98 / 126 | |
| Clock | 20.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 241 / 319 | |
| Square-1 | 45.16 | — | top 71.3% | 196 / 254 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 101 / 111 |
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
- 8 Feb 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Fontwell Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.71 at Guildford Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Six personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 25 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at High Wycombe Open 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019First competition: Fontwell Open 2019. A 19.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fontwell Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
- Naglis Peciulis — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.