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Benjamin Kirk Patterson
Pyraminx · top 24.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023PATT18
Benjamin Kirk Patterson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.55, set at North Idaho Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,596th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2023, he has put 77 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.93 in December 2023 to 19.69, an 18% improvement. Benjamin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.55 | 10.92 | top 24.2% | 6,596 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 7.89 | top 30.7% | 12,233 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.25 | 12.38 | top 35.6% | 6,037 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 19.69 | 23.37 | top 39.1% | 22,087 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,392 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.16 | 1:01.55 | top 80.2% | 11,851 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:15.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,601 / 9,401 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Spokane Spring 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at North Idaho Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023First competition: Spokane Winter 2023. A 23.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spokane Spring 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Idaho Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Spokane Winter 2023 · 30 Dec 2023
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.
- Jeremiah Rummerfield — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Coleman Vaughn — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Hewitt — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.