People · United States
Mike Bennett
3×3 · top 27.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2005 · 2005BENN01
Mike Bennett has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.91, set at Berkeley Fall competition 2007, puts him in the top 27.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,053rd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since January 2005, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.76 in January 2005 to 15.91, a 58% improvement. Mike 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 | 15.91 | 18.20 | top 27.5% | 15,053 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.43 | 1:34.67 | top 49.2% | 8,240 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 8.93 | 10.26 | top 73.1% | 30,241 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.46 | 54.06 | top 75.3% | 10,940 / 15,683 |
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
- 17 Nov 2007Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall competition 2007.
- 26 May 2007First sub-20 3×3: 18.02 at San Diego competition 2007.
- 26 May 2007Three personal bests in one day at San Diego competition 2007.
- 5 Nov 2005First sub-30 3×3: 22.60 at Rubik's World Championship 2005.
- 29 Jan 2005First competition: Midwest competition 2005. A 37.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Midwest competition 2005 · 29 Jan 2005
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.
- Leyan Lo — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Dzoan — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shelley Chang — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 12.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.