People · New Zealand
Benjamin Bucksmith
Megaminx · top 3.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019BUCK06
Benjamin Bucksmith has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 47.02, set at NZ North Island Championship 2021, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in New Zealand. Until January 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2019, he has put 397 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.06 in December 2019 to 10.09, a 37% improvement. Benjamin has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 47.02 | 52.82 | top 3.8% | 22 / 283 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 4.42 | top 7.4% | 163 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.09 | 11.33 | top 7.7% | 167 / 2,095 | |
| Square-1 | 16.27 | 22.97 | top 19.3% | 56 / 251 | |
| 4×4 | 46.30 | 51.84 | top 19.9% | 144 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 7.29 | 8.52 | top 35.9% | 270 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.22 | 10.80 | top 38.1% | 505 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.40 | 36.12 | top 45.3% | 249 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.77 | 2:08.21 | top 49.7% | 170 / 355 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | 56.00 | top 68.6% | 89 / 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
- 13 Aug 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2021.
- 15 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2021.
- 20 Mar 2021Five personal bests in one day at Twisty Taranaki 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020Seven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 24 Oct 2020First sub-15 3×3: 12.73 at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
- 24 Oct 2020Eight personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
Competitions
- Twisty Taranaki 2022 · 23 Apr 2022
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Twisty Taranaki 2021 · 20 Mar 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2021 · 6 Feb 2021
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020 — 8 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Ben Kirby — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 7.02 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.