People · United States
Cory Bednark
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015BEDN01
Cory Bednark has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.20, set at Pueblo Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,426th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2015, he has put 216 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.46 in November 2015 to 10.20, a 70% improvement. Cory has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.20 | 12.35 | top 8.0% | 4,426 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.76 | 22.27 | top 14.5% | 1,885 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 3.87 | top 14.8% | 5,810 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 44.67 | 53.39 | top 17.9% | 2,721 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.87 | 9.61 | top 32.6% | 5,458 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.53 | 2:00.83 | top 41.6% | 3,370 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.22 | 13.84 | top 62.1% | 18,261 / 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
- 18 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pueblo Open 2018.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Longmont Cube Open 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.44 at Utah Fall Championship 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Utah Fall Championship 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at Newport Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Longmont Cube Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Fall Championship 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Newport Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Winter 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- AZCubing Fall 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
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.
- Alex Walker — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Jide Ogbuji — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Jesse Hartnett — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.