People · Norway
Benjamin Svingen Martinsen
3×3 · top 7.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018MART67
Benjamin Svingen Martinsen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.01, set at Bergen Open 2022, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Norway. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2018, he has put 241 official solves on the record across eight 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 22.23 in September 2018 to 10.01, a 55% improvement. Benjamin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 12.77 | top 7.5% | 132 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 4.94 | top 17.1% | 229 / 1,217 | |
| Skewb | 5.25 | 7.55 | top 20.2% | 133 / 537 | |
| 4×4 | 47.61 | 54.90 | top 21.7% | 116 / 596 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.74 | 33.16 | top 43.8% | 204 / 521 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.93 | 10.50 | top 44.2% | 417 / 879 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.91 | 2:23.54 | top 49.3% | 135 / 321 | |
| Square-1 | 30.52 | 40.73 | top 50.4% | 80 / 154 |
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
- 22 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2022.
- 29 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at Chill Out Trondheim 2018.
- 20 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.89 at Kjeller Open 2018.
- 1 Sep 2018First competition: Fredrikstad Open 2018. A 27.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bergen Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2019 · 29 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chill Out Trondheim 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Filip Nilsen — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.