People · United States
Benjamin Zhang
3×3 · top 26.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ZHAN32
Benjamin Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.63, set at Amherst Open 2022, puts him in the top 26.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,512th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2022, he has put 35 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.91 in July 2022 to 15.63, a 35% improvement. Benjamin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.63 | 19.49 | top 26.6% | 14,512 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.05 | 15.19 | top 53.4% | 15,572 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,828 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 13.24 | 21.59 | top 71.7% | 13,522 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 9.62 | 14.58 | top 76.4% | 31,660 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,779 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 38.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,305 / 8,927 |
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
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Amherst Open 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: Granite State 2022. A 23.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Amherst Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Granite State 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
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.
- Samuel Hicking — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bobby Kiernan — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Evan Liu — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.