People · South Africa
Benjamin Gastrow
2×2 · top 33.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024GAST02
Benjamin Gastrow has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.55, set at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 33.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 354th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since August 2024, he has put 47 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.59 in August 2024 to 20.81, a 58% improvement. Benjamin 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.55 | 6.72 | top 33.6% | 354 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 20.81 | 26.01 | top 42.2% | 598 / 2,164 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.88 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First competition: Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024. A 49.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Ford — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.