People · United States
Jared Benson
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012BENS01
Jared Benson has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Mishawaka Fall 2014, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,121st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2012, he has put 504 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.33 in June 2012 to 9.13, a 47% improvement. Jared has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.66 | 4.00 | top 2.9% | 1,121 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.13 | 11.23 | top 5.2% | 2,884 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 9.27 | top 13.8% | 3,602 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.01 | 27.03 | top 17.8% | 2,299 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 49.17 | 55.03 | top 23.7% | 3,615 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:46.31 | 2:06.54 | top 28.7% | 597 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.98 | 1:58.60 | top 45.3% | 3,741 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 29.21 | 35.25 | top 48.0% | 3,119 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 20:15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 401 / 731 | |
| Skewb | 10.72 | 15.79 | top 59.3% | 10,870 / 18,907 |
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
- 25 Jun 2016Six personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 27 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Mishawaka Fall 2014.
- 23 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2014.
- 5 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2013.
- 24 Aug 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Indiana 2013.
- 24 Aug 2013Five personal bests in one day at Indiana 2013.
Competitions
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Clock N' Other Stuff 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Mishawaka Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Iowa Corn Lovers 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2013 · 7 Dec 2013
- Cubetcha 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2013 · 19 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Brandon Mikel — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.