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Bennett Story
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023STOR07
Bennett Story has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,437th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 147 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.06 in August 2023 to 9.66, a 43% improvement. Bennett has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.19 | 4.29 | top 6.1% | 2,437 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.66 | 11.31 | top 6.5% | 3,597 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.72 | 44.09 | top 12.9% | 1,918 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.56 | 1:32.35 | top 19.5% | 1,531 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 9.72 | top 23.2% | 3,722 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.62 | 28.31 | top 33.2% | 4,346 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.77 | 2:23.13 | top 47.9% | 3,555 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:57.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,101 / 2,092 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Seven personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at North Woods 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at North Woods 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023. A 17.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.