People · South Africa
Benjamin Kleyn
3×3 · top 18.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016KLEY01
Benjamin Kleyn has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.33, set at Cape Town Spring 2019, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 225th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since June 2016, he has put 132 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.44 in June 2016 to 13.33, a 53% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.33 | 15.54 | top 18.7% | 225 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 5.78 | top 20.9% | 217 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.61 | 29.10 | top 38.5% | 108 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.59 | 1:21.44 | top 51.2% | 184 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.41 | 13.94 | top 63.4% | 531 / 958 |
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
- 20 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 20 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 9 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2018.
- 4 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.60 at Cape Town 2016.
- 4 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cape Town 2016.
- 26 Jun 2016First competition: Cape Town Open 2016. A 30.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jonathan Munro — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lindsay Hans — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Brent Boswell — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.