People · United States
Benjamin Skoning
2×2 · top 32.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011SKON01
Benjamin Skoning has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.49, set at Winona Open 2013, puts him in the top 32.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,043rd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since November 2011, he has put 149 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.16 in November 2011 to 18.53, a 54% improvement. Benjamin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 4.49 | 7.18 | top 32.8% | 13,043 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.53 | 25.37 | top 35.7% | 20,016 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.56 | 15.90 | top 41.0% | 11,763 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.13 | 2:12.78 | top 48.1% | 3,567 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.21 | 1:08.52 | top 77.8% | 11,412 / 15,683 |
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 Jun 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.53 at Dixon Open 2012.
- 16 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Open 2012.
- 2 Jun 2012First sub-30 3×3: 24.21 at New Albany 2012.
- 2 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at New Albany 2012.
- 5 Nov 2011First competition: Indiana 2011. A 40.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- New Albany 2013 · 15 Jun 2013
- Winona Open 2013 · 27 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Winter 2013 · 19 Jan 2013
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- New Albany 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011
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.
- John Brechon — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Brandon Mikel — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.