People · United States
Benjamin Starkey
2×2 · top 19.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016STAR01
Benjamin Starkey has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.42, set at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016, puts him in the top 19.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,537th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2016, he has put 68 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.93 in January 2016 to 3.42, a 66% 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 | 3.42 | 4.45 | top 19.2% | 7,537 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.46 | 18.16 | top 26.0% | 14,148 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.14 | 1:39.99 | top 66.7% | 11,787 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 19.02 | 47.33 | top 88.0% | 16,932 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 23.00 | 28.61 | top 95.7% | 27,870 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:47.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,181 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.99 at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 23.49 at Dayton Spring 2016.
- 9 Jan 2016First competition: Queen City 2016. A 32.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Queen City 2016 · 9 Jan 2016
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.
- Luke Griesser — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Etter — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Johnathan Wheeldon — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.