People · United States
Benjamin Stulken
3×3 · top 7.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016STUL02
Benjamin Stulken has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.03, set at Cubetcha 2019, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,233rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2016, he has put 244 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.97 in May 2016 to 10.03, a 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.03 | 12.28 | top 7.6% | 4,233 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.13 | 1:13.08 | top 10.4% | 824 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 41.37 | 45.80 | top 13.8% | 2,084 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.18 | 1:32.37 | top 20.1% | 1,397 / 8,026 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 6.04 | top 22.0% | 8,729 / 41,674 | |
| 7×7 | 3:39.16 | 3:45.23 | top 23.2% | 665 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.56 | 2:36.67 | top 23.5% | 839 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 6.61 | 8.34 | top 30.6% | 5,119 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.72 | 11.96 | top 33.9% | 9,714 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.79 | 30.23 | top 41.4% | 5,629 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 26.02 | 34.88 | top 41.6% | 2,731 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 23.79 | 30.35 | top 74.3% | 6,647 / 9,172 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Superior Cubing - Duluth 2019.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2016. A 17.20 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2016.
Competitions
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Superior Cubing - Duluth 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Fabulous MN Competition 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Walker Welch — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 8.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.