People · United States
Ben Vartabedian
Skewb · top 9.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017VART01
Ben Vartabedian has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.78, set at BA Cube Fest 2018, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,446th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2017, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.47 in April 2017 to 13.29, a 50% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.78 | 9.13 | top 9.4% | 1,446 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.29 | 15.93 | top 18.5% | 9,896 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 4.57 | top 21.3% | 8,333 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.85 | 8.68 | top 26.6% | 7,290 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.42 | 40.02 | top 40.4% | 5,400 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.69 | 1:30.34 | top 51.3% | 8,667 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 33.11 | 38.62 | top 55.3% | 3,653 / 6,743 |
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
- 18 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.10 at WPI Winter Cube Day 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.63 at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Maybe Melrose Spring 2017. A 26.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Connect Community 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- BU Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Derek White — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Evan McKenzie — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.