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Benjamin Theobald
Pyraminx · top 5.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022THEO02
Benjamin Theobald has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.42, set at Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,347th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2022, he has put 175 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.53 in October 2022 to 9.84, a 40% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.42 | 4.87 | top 5.2% | 1,347 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 13.06 | top 7.0% | 3,854 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.55 | top 8.0% | 3,178 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.73 | 7.29 | top 9.1% | 1,400 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.81 | 1:09.77 | top 40.4% | 6,587 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.96 | 2:28.32 | top 51.0% | 4,285 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.22 | 40.99 | top 59.5% | 8,337 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 44.07 | 1:03.99 | top 70.0% | 4,605 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:26.59 | 4:40.53 | top 73.7% | 2,909 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 3:22.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,476 / 7,841 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at KC Krazy Cubing Winter 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.35 at Springfield Winter Open 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Springfield Winter Open 2023.
Competitions
- Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024 · 26 May 2024
- Springfield Summer Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing for Autism Missouri 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- KC Krazy Cubing Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Springfield Winter Open 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Even More in Wichita 2022 · 2 Oct 2022 — 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.
- Josiah Bell — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lydia Workman — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Justus Danielsen — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.