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Solomon Benz
3×3 · top 16.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023BENZ02
Solomon Benz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.67, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,728th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since August 2023, he has put 31 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.76 in August 2023 to 12.67, a 66% improvement. Solomon 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.67 | 24.80 | top 16.3% | 8,728 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.29 | 8.52 | top 42.9% | 17,291 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 11.22 | 14.20 | top 62.0% | 11,452 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,492 / 19,072 |
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
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 12.67 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.67 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.67 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023First competition: Flex in Lex 2023. A 36.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Megamania in Louisville 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Flex in Lex 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
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.
- Eric Dodson — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Doran Rizzo — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Evan Brown — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.