diff --git a/benches/bench.rs b/benches/bench.rs
index 0ba781fa..e801b335 100644
--- a/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/benches/bench.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ use criterion::{self, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use quick_xml::events::Event;
 use quick_xml::Reader;
 
-fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("metadata_parse");
+static SAMPLE: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../tests/sample_rss.xml");
+static PLAYERS: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../tests/players.xml");
 
-    let sample: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../tests/sample_rss.xml");
-    let players: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../tests/players.xml");
-
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_normal", |b| {
+fn quick_xml_normal(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("quick_xml_normal");
+    group.bench_function("untrimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_normal_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("trimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false)
                 .check_comments(false)
                 .trim_text(true);
@@ -45,10 +44,14 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             assert_eq!(count, 1550);
         });
     });
+    group.finish();
+}
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_namespaced", |b| {
+fn quick_xml_namespaced(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("quick_xml_namespaced");
+    group.bench_function("untrimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -65,9 +68,9 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         });
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_namespaced_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("trimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false)
                 .check_comments(false)
                 .trim_text(true);
@@ -85,11 +88,15 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             assert_eq!(count, 1550);
         });
     });
+    group.finish();
+}
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_escaped", |b| {
+fn quick_xml_escaped(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("quick_xml_escaped");
+    group.bench_function("untrimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut nbtxt = criterion::black_box(0);
@@ -113,10 +120,10 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         });
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_escaped_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("trimmed", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(sample);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(SAMPLE);
             r.check_end_names(false)
                 .check_comments(false)
                 .trim_text(true);
@@ -141,8 +148,12 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             assert_eq!(nbtxt, 50261);
         });
     });
+    group.finish();
+}
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_one_text_event", |b| {
+fn quick_xml_one_event(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("quick_xml_one_event");
+    group.bench_function("text_event", |b| {
         let src = "Hello world!".repeat(512 / 12).into_bytes();
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
         b.iter(|| {
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_one_start_event_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("start_event_trimmed", |b| {
         let src = format!(r#"<hello target="{}">"#, "world".repeat(512 / 5)).into_bytes();
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
         b.iter(|| {
@@ -180,7 +191,7 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_one_comment_event_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("comment_event_trimmed", |b| {
         let src = format!(r#"<!-- hello "{}" -->"#, "world".repeat(512 / 5)).into_bytes();
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
         b.iter(|| {
@@ -200,7 +211,7 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_one_cdata_event_trimmed", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("cdata_event_trimmed", |b| {
         let src = format!(r#"<![CDATA[hello "{}"]]>"#, "world".repeat(512 / 5)).into_bytes();
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
         b.iter(|| {
@@ -219,10 +230,14 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             assert_eq!(nbtxt, 518);
         })
     });
+    group.finish();
+}
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_iter_attributes", |b| {
+fn quick_xml_attributes(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("quick_xml_attributes");
+    group.bench_function("iter_attributes", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(players);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(PLAYERS);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -243,9 +258,9 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_iter_attributes_no_checks", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("iter_attributes_no_checks", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(players);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(PLAYERS);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -266,9 +281,9 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    group.bench_function("quick_xml_try_get_attribute", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("try_get_attribute", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(players);
+            let mut r = Reader::from_reader(PLAYERS);
             r.check_end_names(false).check_comments(false);
             let mut count = criterion::black_box(0);
             let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -293,7 +308,15 @@ fn quick_xml_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             assert_eq!(count, 150);
         })
     });
+    group.finish();
 }
 
-criterion_group!(benches, quick_xml_benchmark);
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    quick_xml_normal,
+    quick_xml_escaped,
+    quick_xml_namespaced,
+    quick_xml_one_event,
+    quick_xml_attributes
+);
 criterion_main!(benches);