People · Canada
Ben Wong-Duerden
Skewb · top 37.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017WONG07
Ben Wong-Duerden has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Michigan 2017, puts him in the top 37.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 948th in Canada. Across 9 competitions since June 2017, he has put 152 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.28 in June 2017 to 26.30, a 38% improvement. Ben has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.55 | 12.08 | top 37.8% | 948 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.80 | 8.93 | top 48.7% | 3,500 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.76 | 14.52 | top 51.1% | 2,450 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 26.30 | 38.36 | top 55.4% | 5,814 / 10,392 |
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
- 27 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 26.30 at Oakville Fall B 2022.
- 15 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Southern Championships 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First competition: Newmarket Open 2017. A 42.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oakville Fall B 2022 · 27 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Heyning Quong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.