People · United Kingdom
Benjamin Grzesiak
3×3 · top 1.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018GRZE01
Benjamin Grzesiak has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.38, set at Bolton Spring 2024, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 143rd in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since February 2018, he has put 1,040 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.54 in February 2018 to 7.38, a 55% improvement. Benjamin has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.38 | 10.69 | top 1.8% | 143 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 2.90 | 4.61 | top 4.5% | 104 / 2,439 | |
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 3.17 | top 5.0% | 370 / 4,946 | |
| Square-1 | 10.15 | 11.11 | top 6.4% | 60 / 789 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 5.04 | top 6.5% | 261 / 3,704 | |
| Clock | 5.86 | 7.05 | top 6.8% | 98 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 37.73 | 42.61 | top 9.6% | 230 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.67 | 1:20.48 | top 11.5% | 161 / 1,167 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.30 | 25.20 | top 18.7% | 357 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.93 | 1:32.10 | top 22.5% | 279 / 998 | |
| 7×7 | 4:12.83 | 4:27.56 | top 35.4% | 170 / 463 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.10 | 3:01.68 | top 39.7% | 245 / 560 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 47.33 | top 48.5% | 196 / 372 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:57.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 196 / 315 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bolton Spring 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022Six personal bests in one day at Wakefield Autumn 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.71 at Wakefield Open 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Wakefield Open 2022.
- 14 Mar 2020Four personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2020.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Manchester August 2024 · 3 Aug 2024
- Bolton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship FMC 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Autumn 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Farnworth Spring D 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Doncaster Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 9 personal bests set
- Leeds Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- British Summer Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Oliver Castledine — met in 171 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.