People · United States
Benjamin Kim
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019KIMB02
Benjamin Kim has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Washington Championship 2020, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,991st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2019, he has put 200 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in June 2019 to 11.04, a 17% improvement. Benjamin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.36 | 4.80 | top 7.6% | 2,991 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 12.33 | top 10.6% | 5,735 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 41.56 | 46.67 | top 14.0% | 2,079 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.68 | 9.72 | top 23.3% | 3,740 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.97 | 12.03 | top 27.6% | 7,587 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.67 | 31.34 | top 30.6% | 3,957 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 25.84 | 35.55 | top 41.0% | 2,657 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.68 | 1:54.80 | top 42.4% | 3,446 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 6:04.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,094 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:21.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,854 / 4,196 |
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
- 24 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at Washington Championship 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at SnoCo Fall 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Fall 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019First competition: CubingUSA Western Championship 2019. A 13.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washington Championship 2020 · 24 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Puget Sound NxNxN 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SnoCo Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Summer 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 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.
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Siauw — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.