People · United States
Benjamin Finley Lumpkin
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LUMP01
Benjamin Finley Lumpkin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 953rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2017, he has put 347 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.89 in October 2017 to 9.61, a 43% improvement. Benjamin has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 3.32 | top 2.4% | 953 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.61 | 10.80 | top 6.4% | 3,539 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 4.75 | top 6.8% | 1,725 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.08 | 5.53 | top 11.4% | 1,768 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 56.32 | 1:06.99 | top 32.3% | 5,128 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.44 | 42.74 | top 47.6% | 6,493 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 31.60 | 36.32 | top 52.5% | 3,442 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.77 | 2:20.30 | top 54.1% | 4,580 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:30.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,690 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 46.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,632 / 8,927 |
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
- 31 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 31 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Grind City 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Grind City 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First competition: Rocket City 2.0 2017. A 16.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Music City Speedsolving 2019 · 1 Nov 2019
- GA Cubers Sunset 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
- Terminus 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Grind City 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Derby City Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Pyra Pandemonium 2018 · 19 May 2018
- Rocket City 3.0 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Grind City 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Katie Hull — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Daniel Mullen — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.