People · Australia
Benjamin Shurmer
2×2 · top 12.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020SHUR01
Benjamin Shurmer has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.82, set at South Perth Summer 2020, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 924th in Australia. Across 11 competitions since January 2020, he has put 244 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.04 in January 2020 to 13.06, a 46% improvement. Benjamin has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 5.75 | top 12.2% | 924 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 13.06 | 15.32 | top 17.6% | 1,570 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 9.32 | top 21.8% | 1,096 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 6.52 | 11.16 | top 29.9% | 823 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 58.90 | 1:02.38 | top 35.3% | 926 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 13.46 | 15.31 | top 41.6% | 428 / 1,095 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.25 | 2:55.07 | top 61.2% | 781 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.73 | 2:48.27 | top 62.4% | 857 / 1,356 |
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
- 28 Mar 2021Three personal bests in one day at Craigie Cube-Off 2021.
- 14 Nov 2020First sub-20 3×3: 13.94 at Speedy South Perth 2020.
- 14 Nov 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Speedy South Perth 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020First competition: Perth Puzzle Party 2020. A 24.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth 10 Year Anniversary 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021 · 10 Oct 2021
- Rockingham Rapid 2021 · 12 Sep 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Chaotic Craigie 2021 · 29 Aug 2021 — 1 personal best set
- WA State Championship 2021 · 17 Jul 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Craigie Cube-Off 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Showground Showdown 2021 · 30 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- South Perth Summer 2020 · 19 Dec 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedy South Perth 2020 · 14 Nov 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Puzzle Party 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
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.
- Christian Manuel de Lange — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Amy Smith — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Luke Burong — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.