People · China
Benjin Chen (陈本锦)
3×3 · top 7.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015CHEN59
Benjin Chen (陈本锦) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.10, set at Zhanjiang Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,018th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2015, he has put 468 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.25 in July 2015 to 10.10, an 18% improvement. Benjin 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.10 | 12.01 | top 7.8% | 3,018 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.19 | 43.99 | top 10.0% | 1,054 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.87 | 1:20.54 | top 11.5% | 566 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 3:07.32 | 3:27.61 | top 12.5% | 249 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.37 | 18.66 | top 13.5% | 1,341 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 4.94 | top 15.1% | 2,390 / 15,796 | |
| 6×6 | 2:15.22 | 2:26.72 | top 18.1% | 394 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 5.29 | 7.10 | top 20.4% | 1,266 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 9.28 | top 24.3% | 2,760 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.41 | 1:48.06 | top 36.1% | 1,068 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 25.13 | 31.56 | top 39.5% | 675 / 1,362 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2018.
- 29 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Zhuhai Open 2017.
- 26 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2017.
- 23 Jul 2015First competition: Yangjiang Open 2015. A 12.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- ZHBIT Open 2019 · 19 May 2019
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Dragon-boat Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- ZHBIT Open 2018 · 20 May 2018
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhanjiang Open 2017 · 22 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maoming Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Open 2017 · 29 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Big 'n Blind 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Yangjiang Open 2015 · 23 Jul 2015 — 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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Jiawei Wu (伍嘉维) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.