People · Canada
Benjamin Zeng
3×3 · top 34.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016ZENG01
Benjamin Zeng has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.06, set at St. John's Spring Open 2018, puts him in the top 34.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,372nd in Canada. Across 6 competitions since February 2016, he has put 50 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.02 in February 2016 to 18.06, a 22% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.06 | 22.63 | top 34.3% | 3,372 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.69 | 12.13 | top 42.2% | 1,954 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 5.57 | 9.02 | top 46.1% | 3,283 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 2:14.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,677 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,254 / 2,620 |
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 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.07 at Puget Sound Winter 2.0 2017.
- 6 Feb 2016First competition: Vancouver Open Winter 2016. A 23.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- St. John's Spring Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Winter 2.0 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017
- Vancouver Open Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016
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.
- Chin Lam — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenny Zhong — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.06 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.