People · Canada
Benjamin Royes
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ROYE01
Benjamin Royes has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.34, set at Bothell Spring Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 782nd in Canada. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 156 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.65 in November 2022 to 10.34, a 29% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 11.34 | top 8.5% | 782 / 10,392 | |
| Square-1 | 11.73 | 16.85 | top 9.3% | 75 / 952 | |
| 4×4 | 38.42 | 50.62 | top 10.2% | 241 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 4.19 | top 14.5% | 967 / 7,173 | |
| Clock | 8.37 | 12.80 | top 16.9% | 137 / 1,029 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.62 | 22.61 | top 22.2% | 480 / 2,620 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 6.87 | top 23.0% | 555 / 2,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.40 | 1:40.55 | top 27.8% | 263 / 1,375 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 7.93 | top 28.6% | 1,237 / 4,858 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.97 | 1:56.42 | top 38.3% | 479 / 1,499 |
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
- 10 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mill Creek 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023Six personal bests in one day at Washington Championship 2023.
- 17 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Bothell Spring Open 2023.
- 11 Nov 2022First competition: SnoCo Veteran's Weekend A 2022. A 15.43 3×3 single to start from.
- 11 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at SnoCo Veteran's Weekend A 2022.
Competitions
- Mill Creek 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington Championship 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Bothell Spring Open 2023 · 17 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- SnoCo Veteran's Weekend A 2022 · 11 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Peter Preston — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Greyson James — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jonathan Truchot — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.