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Benjamin Mead

2×2 · top 48.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MEAD03

Benjamin Mead has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.81, set at UCSD Winter 2023, puts him in the top 48.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,830th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.73 in April 2023 to 5.81, a 58% improvement. Benjamin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 48.8% of 186,767 all-time
5.81
signature single · UCSD Winter 2023
25
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×25.8111.93
top 48.8%19,830 / 40,951
3×340.2643.15
top 77.2%47,110 / 59,724

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

Give Back RPV 2023: 13.73UCSD Winter 2023: 5.81Super Duper San Diego 2024: 7.835.8113.7329 Apr 202328 Sep 2024

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
  • A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 0.26 away.

Targets move as he improves.