People · United States
Ben Christman
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019CHRI11
Ben Christman has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at NxN Minnesota 2023, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,948th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2019, he has put 235 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.99 in June 2019 to 9.13, a 62% improvement. Ben has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.13 | 10.62 | top 5.2% | 2,948 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.93 | top 12.0% | 4,791 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 7.47 | 8.83 | top 12.7% | 997 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 41.78 | 47.52 | top 14.3% | 2,159 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 7.14 | top 18.6% | 5,039 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.81 | 1:40.57 | top 25.6% | 2,030 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.84 | 1:35.67 | top 26.9% | 1,889 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.83 | 27.84 | top 28.4% | 3,710 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 20.71 | 23.72 | top 29.6% | 1,951 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 8.20 | 11.90 | top 42.9% | 7,622 / 19,164 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.72 | 3:46.30 | top 56.8% | 2,177 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:39.30 | 6:02.28 | top 62.5% | 1,908 / 3,236 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at NxN Minnesota 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Race the Clock Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 9.23 at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019.
Competitions
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Minnesota 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kaius Young — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tyler Johnson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.