People · United States
April ten Bensel
3×3 · top 5.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021BENS01
April ten Bensel has been competing for 5 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.34, set at NxNebraska 2025, puts her in the top 5.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,237th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2021, she has put 129 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 12.30 in December 2021 to 9.34, a 24% improvement. April has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.34 | 10.90 | top 5.7% | 3,237 / 60,666 | |
| Square-1 | 16.40 | 21.81 | top 19.6% | 1,334 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 6.08 | 12.91 | top 26.4% | 4,348 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.36 | 35.45 | top 35.3% | 4,725 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.59 | 2:08.35 | top 43.6% | 3,257 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.47 | 1:18.03 | top 49.3% | 8,374 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.66 | 11.77 | top 58.1% | 17,278 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.65 | 2:35.49 | top 65.7% | 5,803 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:46.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,199 / 4,262 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.34 at NxNebraska 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at NxNebraska 2025.
- 12 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Sioux Falls Spring 2022.
- 18 Dec 2021First competition: Sioux Falls Winter 2021. A 12.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NxNebraska 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Winter 2021 · 18 Dec 2021
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 her.
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Walker Welch — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,234 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as she improves.