People · New Zealand
Benjamin Kernohan
Skewb · top 10.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022KERN01
Benjamin Kernohan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.92, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 92nd in New Zealand. Across 8 competitions since March 2022, he has put 245 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.74 in March 2022 to 3.57, a 25% improvement. Benjamin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.92 | 10.20 | top 10.3% | 92 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 13.82 | 17.88 | top 20.3% | 422 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 6.28 | top 21.1% | 381 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.60 | 14.15 | top 49.9% | 652 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.70 | 1:25.18 | top 53.1% | 360 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.48 | 2:25.80 | top 58.4% | 203 / 355 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.74 | 51.45 | top 62.0% | 326 / 600 | |
| Clock | 21.58 | 25.81 | top 69.0% | 234 / 303 | |
| 6×6 | 4:12.26 | 4:27.14 | top 69.5% | 113 / 149 | |
| Megaminx | 3:43.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 261 / 283 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.70 at Twisty Taranaki 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Twisty Taranaki 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022First competition: Lyttelton Autumn 2022. A 25.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Twisty Taranaki 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Get Even Mt Eden 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
- Lyttelton Autumn 2022 · 5 Mar 2022
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.