People · United States
Ben Erwin
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016ERWI01
Ben Erwin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Kansas Air Capital Cubing 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,537th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 27 competitions since September 2016, he has put 655 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.68 in September 2016 to 9.04, a 58% improvement. Ben has entered 27 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 1.86 | 3.80 | top 3.9% | 1,537 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.04 | 10.94 | top 4.9% | 2,771 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 45.11 | 1:15.08 | top 8.2% | 164 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 15 of 17 cubes · 49:09 | — | top 10.4% | 75 / 731 | |
| 4×4 | 40.50 | 44.14 | top 12.7% | 1,868 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 17.56 | 23.23 | top 22.3% | 1,476 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:04.46 | — | top 29.8% | 124 / 440 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.80 | 28.02 | top 33.7% | 4,435 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.67 | 1:49.39 | top 35.9% | 2,846 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 8.30 | 12.05 | top 43.5% | 7,651 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.96 | 14.24 | top 44.4% | 12,767 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 15.61 | 32.26 | top 50.3% | 4,107 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.78 | 3:44.87 | top 58.6% | 2,234 / 4,196 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 19:46.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 131 / 218 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.40 | 6:10.85 | early days — 3 solves | 1,877 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.53 | 3:07.88 | top 68.4% | 5,263 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,529 / 2,040 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Kansas Championship 2026.
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at North Dallas 2019.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.71 at KCubing Winter 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at KCubing Winter 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: KCubing Summer 2016. A 21.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kansas Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Wichita Air Capital Cubing 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Wichita Art Museum 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
- Kansas Air Capital Cubing 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube-Off Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
- Wichita Speedcubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- Battle at Fort Hays KS 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- KS Air Capital Cubing 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCO Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
- Kansas Holiday Cube-Off PM 2023 · 2 Dec 2023
- KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Battle at Fort Hays Kansas 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
- Air Capital Cubing Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023
- Nod Don Denver 2023 · 16 Jul 2023
- FMC Under the Mistletoe 2022 · 23 Dec 2022
- Cube Even More in Wichita 2022 · 2 Oct 2022
- Kansas Cubing Open Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022
- Dallas Cubemas 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- 345 Cube Day Allen 2019 · 13 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- North Dallas 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Razorback Fall 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Overland Park Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- KCubing Winter 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Lydia Workman — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Aaron Huynh — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dan Smith — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.