People · United States
Benjamin Loeb
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014LOEB01
Benjamin Loeb has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at Slow N Steady Fall 2016, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,706th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2014, he has put 232 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.87 in August 2014 to 9.75, a 48% improvement. Benjamin has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.75 | 12.68 | top 6.8% | 3,706 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.79 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.57 | 24.13 | top 22.1% | 2,838 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 37.00 | top 23.4% | 507 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 | 57.38 | 1:07.50 | top 33.6% | 5,358 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.29 | — | top 67.8% | 5,931 / 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
- 24 Sep 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Slow N Steady Fall 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Big Apple Cube Clash 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.97 at Slow N Steady Winter 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2016.
- 31 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at Red Cross Cubing Open 2014.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
- Ledgewood Winter Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Apple Cube Clash 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Livia Kleiner — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.