People · United States
Benjamin Xia
2×2 · top 11.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022XIAB01
Benjamin Xia has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.70, set at Simpson Scramble 2023, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,393rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2022, he has put 116 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.49 in November 2022 to 13.55, a 27% improvement. Benjamin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.70 | 4.52 | top 11.0% | 4,393 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 13.55 | 18.65 | top 19.5% | 10,612 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.08 | 11.10 | top 34.4% | 5,877 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.01 | 10.61 | top 36.3% | 10,420 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.90 | 44.30 | top 46.5% | 6,409 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 15.26 | 18.40 | top 48.9% | 4,099 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.63 | 1:28.61 | top 56.5% | 9,847 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.85 | 2:40.45 | top 62.0% | 5,420 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.31 | — | top 62.9% | 4,886 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 45.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,739 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 5:06.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,387 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 8:19.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,964 / 3,236 |
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 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at Simpson Scramble 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Simpson Scramble 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022. A 18.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AlphaCubing A 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Simpson Scramble 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kendeda Kubing B 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Forks Qualifier 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cubers Personal Best Quest 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
- GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022 · 19 Nov 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.
- Rowan Stough — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Estrada Hernandez — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.