People · United Kingdom
Oliver Benington
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022BENI07
Oliver Benington has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Liverpool Winter 2023, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 495th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2022, he has put 225 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.42 in December 2022 to 2.31, a 48% improvement. Oliver has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 3.62 | top 7.1% | 495 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 12.79 | top 7.9% | 576 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 5.30 | 7.42 | top 20.5% | 466 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 47.14 | 49.77 | top 21.0% | 468 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 10.57 | top 31.5% | 1,269 / 3,656 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.32 | 1:45.89 | top 34.8% | 447 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 24.32 | 30.08 | top 37.5% | 334 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.72 | 3:10.26 | top 43.3% | 265 / 548 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.24 | 43.37 | top 53.9% | 951 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 663 / 966 | |
| 7×7 | 6:01.36 | 6:17.44 | top 68.0% | 330 / 459 | |
| Clock | 22.95 | — | top 72.4% | 906 / 1,232 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.32 at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Liverpool Winter 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022First competition: UK New Year Countdown 2023. A 26.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manchester June 2024 · 23 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Liverpool Winter 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UK New Year Countdown 2023 · 31 Dec 2022
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.
- Luke Burns — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Billie Hammill — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fred Lang — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.