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Ben Winkeler
3×3 · top 43.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008WINK01
Ben Winkeler has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.22, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009, puts him in the top 43.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 500th in Belgium. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.75 in November 2008 to 21.22, a 44% 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 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.22 | 24.96 | top 43.3% | 500 / 1,094 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.02 | 1:25.10 | top 84.3% | 120 / 150 | |
| 2×2 | 12.77 | 20.38 | top 86.4% | 712 / 777 | |
| Pyraminx | 22.11 | 56.43 | top 95.0% | 568 / 589 | |
| 4×4 | 3:01.34 | 3:45.89 | top 96.5% | 445 / 459 |
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
- 9 Oct 2009Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009.
- 12 Sep 2009First sub-30 3×3: 25.33 at Brussels Summer Open 2009.
- 29 Nov 2008First competition: The Hague Open 2008. A 37.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Brussels Summer Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2009 · 28 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- The Hague Open 2008 · 29 Nov 2008
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.
- Arnaud van Galen — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Olivier Polspoel — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-1:00 Square-1 single — 21,140 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.