People · United States
Ben Campbell
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017CAMP23
Ben Campbell has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.85, set at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,944th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2017, he has put 210 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.07 in December 2017 to 9.85, a 64% improvement. Ben has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.85 | 12.44 | top 7.1% | 3,944 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 7.07 | top 28.6% | 11,507 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 59.98 | 1:03.50 | top 36.5% | 5,963 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.26 | 1:59.66 | top 41.5% | 3,413 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.61 | 11.62 | top 41.5% | 12,087 / 29,168 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.81 | 4:41.46 | top 42.1% | 1,219 / 3,236 | |
| Skewb | 10.36 | 16.60 | top 57.2% | 10,573 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.26 | 49.74 | top 57.8% | 8,170 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 3:45.50 | 3:53.33 | top 60.8% | 2,371 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.05 | — | top 74.1% | 5,916 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 50.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,167 / 6,846 |
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
- 26 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026.
- 26 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026.
- 9 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Pittsburgh Open 2018.
- 8 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Open 2018.
- 17 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
Competitions
- Ohio State Summer Mini 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Upstate Cubing 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Howland Winter 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
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.
- Zachary Garber — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Roxy Behrle — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Evan Liu — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.