People · Norway
Benjamin Bø
3×3 · top 1.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2021 · 2021BOBE01
Benjamin Bø has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.92, set at Kjeller Open 2023, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in Norway. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2021, he has put 294 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.97 in July 2021 to 6.92, a 50% improvement. Benjamin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.92 | 8.26 | top 1.2% | 23 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 3.25 | top 7.6% | 114 / 1,217 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.13 | 18.41 | top 10.6% | 45 / 521 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 7.54 | top 13.9% | 161 / 879 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.32 | 1:24.22 | top 15.7% | 34 / 321 | |
| 4×4 | 43.59 | 53.46 | top 16.6% | 83 / 596 | |
| Skewb | 5.76 | 9.38 | top 24.0% | 154 / 537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.91 | 1:40.62 | top 32.1% | 62 / 268 | |
| 7×7 | 4:17.39 | 4:34.62 | early days — 3 solves | 31 / 121 | |
| Square-1 | 38.45 | 46.89 | top 63.4% | 100 / 154 |
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
- 17 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2023.
- 5 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2023.
- 14 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Sandnes Open 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2022.
- 12 Nov 2021Seven personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2021.
Competitions
- Kjeller Open 2023 · 17 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2023 · 5 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2022 · 14 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2021 · 12 Nov 2021 — 7 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2021 · 16 Oct 2021 — 8 personal bests set
- Bergen Open 2021 · 31 Jul 2021
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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Filip Nilsen — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.