People · United States
Ben Callender
2×2 · top 2.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019CALL03
Ben Callender has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.65, set at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,131st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2019, he has put 273 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.85 in June 2019 to 8.72, a 69% improvement. Ben has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.65 | 2.73 | top 2.9% | 1,131 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.72 | 10.47 | top 4.2% | 2,399 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.61 | 7.02 | top 5.9% | 1,544 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 46.84 | 53.20 | top 20.7% | 3,176 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.16 | 23.50 | top 20.9% | 2,710 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.21 | 8.94 | top 35.4% | 6,068 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 15.46 | 18.64 | top 49.8% | 4,173 / 9,172 |
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
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Kids America Christmas Clash OH 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Northern Tier Twist 2025.
- 1 Feb 2020Six personal bests in one day at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020.
- 7 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Pittsburgh Fall 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.94 at Cuyahoga Cubing 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019First competition: Pittsburgh Summer 2019. A 27.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Saranac Lake 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Back To School Buffalo 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beaver Falls Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- New Martinsville Newcomers 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kids America Christmas Clash OH 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Tier Twist 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Axemann Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuyahoga Cubing 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Summer 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 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.
- Jacob Nobili — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Stephen Griggs — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sujan Feist — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.