People · Germany
Benjamin Roth
3×3 · top 2.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019ROTH03
Benjamin Roth has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.84, set at Franconia Mini Open B 2023, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 146th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2019, he has put 313 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.86 in October 2019 to 7.84, a 20% improvement. Benjamin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.84 | 9.27 | top 2.5% | 146 / 4,182 | |
| Skewb | 3.12 | 6.91 | top 5.6% | 66 / 1,192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.74 | 17.64 | top 7.7% | 105 / 1,328 | |
| 4×4 | 36.34 | 42.36 | top 8.1% | 159 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.92 | top 10.1% | 376 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.59 | 8.65 | top 17.1% | 432 / 2,020 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.68 | 1:23.22 | top 17.4% | 178 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.68 | 1:39.42 | top 29.4% | 213 / 798 | |
| 6×6 | 3:24.95 | 3:36.86 | top 52.9% | 272 / 595 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Franconia Mini Open B 2023.
- 26 Oct 2019First competition: German Big Cube Open 2019. A 9.86 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2019.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024
- Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Visé Sunday Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Munich B 2023 · 9 Jul 2023
- Hessen Mini Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Franconia Mini Open B 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Noah Kraft — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Wilhelm Kilders — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.