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Blake Bennett
Skewb · top 12.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022BENN16
Blake Bennett has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.17, set at Washington Championship 2023, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,879th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.42 in November 2022 to 14.84, a 31% improvement. Blake 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.17 | 10.88 | top 12.1% | 1,879 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 6.17 | top 18.3% | 7,152 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.84 | 19.71 | top 23.9% | 12,951 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.39 | 34.67 | top 45.3% | 6,133 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.91 | 1:33.86 | top 58.3% | 10,071 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.55 | — | top 67.5% | 5,895 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 23.90 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,498 / 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
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Bothell Summer 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.23 at Sleepless in Seattle 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: SnoCo Veteran's Weekend B 2022. A 21.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bothell Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington Championship 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sleepless in Seattle 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SnoCo Veteran's Weekend B 2022 · 12 Nov 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.
- Ethan Ekstrom — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ash Black — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.