People · Australia
Ben Bachmann
2×2 · top 9.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023BACH01
Ben Bachmann has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at Bendigo Blitz 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 698th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2023, he has put 216 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.26 in January 2023 to 13.77, a 32% improvement. Ben has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 6.36 | top 9.1% | 698 / 8,727 | |
| Skewb | 5.16 | 16.81 | top 19.5% | 523 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 | 13.77 | 18.36 | top 20.2% | 1,838 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.28 | 14.72 | top 55.2% | 3,268 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.80 | 43.54 | top 63.7% | 1,511 / 2,685 | |
| 5×5 | 4:15.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,371 / 1,412 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 12 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 12 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.82 at Kensington Summer Saturday 2023.
- 20 Jan 2023First competition: Melbourne Summer 2023. A 22.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bendigo Blitz 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kensington May Saturday 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brilliant Ballarat 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024
- Kensington Summer Saturday 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 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.
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Joshi — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Oviss — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.