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Benjamin Kline
3×3 · top 8.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023KLIN01
Benjamin Kline has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.20, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,508th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 69 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.06 in March 2023 to 10.20, a 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 11.68 | top 8.1% | 4,508 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 4.76 | top 18.6% | 7,371 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.35 | 11.71 | top 47.8% | 14,020 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 10.29 | 15.44 | top 56.7% | 10,475 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,245 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,253 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:18.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,516 / 2,128 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,412 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 2:01.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,795 / 6,846 |
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
- 12 Mar 2023First competition: Berkeley Spring 2023. A 14.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 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.
- TJ Kelly — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- David Karalli (داود قراعلي) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.