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Ben Connolly
Pyraminx · top 9.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025CONN09
Ben Connolly has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.40, set at UCD Cube Days 2026, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 130th in Ireland. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across one event. His Pyraminx best has come down from 12.53 in August 2025 to 4.40, a 65% improvement. Ben has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.40 | 10.33 | top 9.7% | 130 / 911 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Aug 2025First competition: Dublin Autumn Solving 2025.
Competitions
- Éire 100 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Dublin Autumn Solving 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
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.
- Mary Hennessy — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Strzelecki — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eoin McCooey — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.