People · United States
Benjamin Romanow
2×2 · top 16.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ROMA04
Benjamin Romanow has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.22, set at ODU Big Blue Winter 2024, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,594th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 64 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.78 in August 2022 to 13.40, a 32% 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 | 3.22 | 4.52 | top 16.8% | 6,594 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.40 | 20.90 | top 18.9% | 10,130 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.60 | 9.72 | top 32.9% | 9,236 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.15 | 1:33.09 | top 56.9% | 9,792 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 11.67 | 14.95 | top 64.4% | 11,958 / 18,907 |
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 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Gaithersburg Back to School 2024.
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: Cubing in Beverly 2022. A 19.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gaithersburg Back to School 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Beverly 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
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.
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Currin Wilson — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ben Smith — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.