People · United Kingdom
Ruben Berkin
2×2 · top 1.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024BERK04
Ruben Berkin has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.42, set at Stevenage April 2025, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 146th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 106 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.82 in December 2024 to 12.21, a 12% improvement. Ruben has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1.42 | 4.36 | top 1.8% | 146 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 14.30 | top 14.6% | 1,009 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.40 | 8.24 | top 23.0% | 902 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 59.14 | 1:11.58 | top 35.6% | 788 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.20 | — | top 50.6% | 625 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.67 | 36.73 | top 52.6% | 929 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 698 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 4:29.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 430 / 548 | |
| Skewb | 17.59 | 22.32 | top 85.3% | 2,094 / 2,421 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage March 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Norwich Winter 2024. A 13.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwich Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Monty Fox — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Ridley — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bo Forsell — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.