People · Sweden
Benjamin Meco
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012MECO01
Benjamin Meco has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Flen New Year's Blind 2017, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Sweden. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2012, he has put 63 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.46 in October 2012 to 9.30, a 47% 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 | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.30 | 12.49 | top 5.6% | 172 / 2,925 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:08.42 | 1:12.34 | top 15.7% | 30 / 159 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 11 cubes · 49:35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 28 / 89 | |
| 2×2 | 5.13 | 6.15 | top 40.9% | 990 / 2,325 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.12 | 2:32.90 | top 52.8% | 254 / 564 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.28 | — | top 71.4% | 668 / 1,120 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.33 | 16.31 | top 74.6% | 1,361 / 1,730 | |
| 5×5 | 4:29.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 510 / 562 |
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
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Flen New Year's Blind 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Flen New Year's Blind 2017.
- 30 Mar 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.16 at Stockholm Open 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012First competition: Swedish Championship 2012. A 17.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Flen New Year's Blind 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Stockholm Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Anders Berggren — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Joel Ulin — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Joey Gouly — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 8.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.