People · United States
Benjamin Tuttle
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016TUTT02
Benjamin Tuttle has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at WPI Winter Cube Day 2018, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,442nd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2016, he has put 441 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.43 in August 2016 to 7.82, a 49% improvement. Benjamin has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 7.82 | 9.75 | top 2.5% | 1,442 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 37.48 | 44.17 | top 9.2% | 1,378 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 3.67 | top 12.0% | 4,737 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 15.80 | 22.34 | top 18.2% | 1,234 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.61 | 25.95 | top 27.7% | 3,576 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.59 | 1:42.28 | top 33.5% | 2,664 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.03 | 2:03.42 | top 37.6% | 2,705 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.03 | 12.18 | top 45.1% | 12,983 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 4:51.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,196 / 4,196 |
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
- 27 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Quabbin Spring 2017.
- 26 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017.
- 28 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Monument Mountain Winter 2017.
- 28 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Monument Mountain Winter 2017.
- 24 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Quabbin Open 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Sharon Summer 2016. A 17.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quabbin Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- Hudson Valley Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- The Battle of Lexington 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Framingham Frozen Fingers 2018 · 7 Jan 2018
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Sharon Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Monument Mountain Winter 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Quabbin Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Daniel Rose-Levine — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Russo — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.