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Bennett Sessa
Pyraminx · top 7.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014SESS01
Bennett Sessa has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.00, set at Westlake Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,955th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2014, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.75 in January 2014 to 15.24, a 38% improvement. Bennett 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.00 | 6.49 | top 7.6% | 1,955 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.92 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.24 | 17.58 | top 25.2% | 13,746 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:38.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 17,916 / 19,072 |
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
- 16 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Back to School 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at Austin Cubing Limits 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Four personal bests in one day at Austin Cubing Limits 2015.
- 4 Jan 2014First competition: Houston Winter Open 2014. A 24.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westlake Open 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Winter 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Back to School 2015 · 16 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Austin Cubing Limits 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Carroll Spring Open 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Houston Winter Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014
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.
- Ryan Przybocki — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dawson Gonzalez — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zachary Perkins — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.