People · United States
Chris Bender
3×3 · top 38.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011BEND01
Chris Bender has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.53, set at Houston Winter 2013, puts him in the top 38.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,815th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2011, he has put 51 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.56 in April 2011 to 19.53, a 49% improvement. Chris has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.53 | 22.51 | top 38.6% | 21,815 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.97 | 7.35 | top 50.6% | 20,562 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.56 | 2:00.54 | top 72.9% | 13,190 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.43 | 16.52 | top 83.3% | 24,595 / 28,708 |
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
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.53 at Houston Winter 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012First sub-30 3×3: 22.11 at United States National Championships 2012.
- 3 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
- 2 Apr 2011First competition: Dallas Open 2011. A 38.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Houston Winter 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011
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.
- Shonathon Collins — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Anthony Brooks — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sumeet Agarwal — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.53 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.