People · Dominican Republic
Mark Alexander Benítez Kernogo
Pyraminx · top 6.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015KERN01
Mark Alexander Benítez Kernogo has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.76, set at Republica Dominicana Spring 2016, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in the Dominican Republic. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2015, he has put 473 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.04 in August 2015 to 12.59, a 45% improvement. Mark has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 8.54 | top 6.5% | 8 / 192 | |
| 2×2 | 3.11 | 5.13 | top 15.5% | 43 / 312 | |
| 3×3 | 12.59 | 14.36 | top 16.0% | 68 / 588 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.98 | 24.41 | top 23.2% | 26 / 151 | |
| 4×4 | 53.57 | 1:02.98 | top 29.0% | 32 / 136 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.00 | 1:46.44 | top 34.6% | 22 / 79 | |
| Skewb | 7.64 | 11.87 | top 38.6% | 32 / 81 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | top 44.7% | 7 / 25 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.92 | 2:33.40 | top 55.4% | 35 / 74 | |
| Square-1 | 44.51 | 1:02.28 | top 70.5% | 27 / 43 | |
| 6×6 | 5:11.75 | 5:19.97 | top 83.6% | 17 / 18 | |
| 7×7 | 8:27.51 | 8:44.21 | top 91.1% | 11 / 11 |
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
- 3 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at SD Winter 2018.
- 6 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Spring 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016Five personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Fall 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Republica Dominicana Spring 2016.
- 16 Jan 2016First sub-20 3×3: 12.59 at De Cabeza en 360 2016.
Competitions
- A Cubear Con Puzzlemania 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- SD Winter 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Santo Domingo 2017 · 5 Jul 2017
- Santo Domingo Spring 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Republica Dominicana Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- De Cabeza en 360 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Verano Cubero 2015 · 15 Aug 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.
- Osvaldo Argelis Lopez Marte — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 43 times · head to head
- Raimy Marte — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Angel Antonio Corporam — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 58 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.