People · United States
Benjamin Kwak
2×2 · top 22.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017KWAK02
Benjamin Kwak has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.71, set at NovaCube 2018, puts him in the top 22.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,964th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2017, he has put 43 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.56 in December 2017 to 14.54, a 49% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 6.66 | top 22.8% | 8,964 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.54 | 20.05 | top 22.9% | 12,370 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.15 | 13.07 | top 54.2% | 15,806 / 28,708 |
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
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at River Hill Spring 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.04 at NovaCube 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017First competition: Severna Park Showdown 2017. A 28.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WFS Cubing Spring 2018 · 15 Apr 2018
- River Hill Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Showdown 2017 · 16 Dec 2017
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.
- Bobby Mapp — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Corey Sakowski — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.