People · Canada
Benjamin Mak
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017MAKB01
Benjamin Mak has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.69, set at Pickering D 2023, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 403rd in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2017, he has put 101 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.40 in June 2017 to 3.18, a 50% improvement. Benjamin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 15.53 | top 4.2% | 403 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 4.64 | top 16.4% | 1,114 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.14 | 9.62 | top 29.0% | 1,279 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.46 | 36.33 | top 38.1% | 843 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,372 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 12.34 | 16.90 | top 67.7% | 1,948 / 2,928 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.69 at Pickering D 2023.
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at Newmarket Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Pickering 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First competition: Newmarket Open 2017. A 21.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pickering D 2023 · 26 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 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.
- Marco Yang (杨柯辰) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Elijah Gonzales — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.