People · United States
Ben Fischer
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019FISC01
Ben Fischer has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Algs in Ankeny 2024, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 895th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2019, he has put 304 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.37 in March 2019 to 10.37, an 80% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.93 | 7.42 | top 3.4% | 895 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.89 | 1:10.07 | top 6.6% | 533 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 | 10.37 | 11.30 | top 8.6% | 4,709 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.89 | 5.92 | top 10.1% | 1,557 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 38.40 | 44.12 | top 10.2% | 1,518 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 2:04.18 | 2:27.18 | top 12.8% | 470 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 4.46 | top 17.8% | 6,967 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 3:39.56 | 4:01.17 | top 23.4% | 666 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.85 | 1:47.50 | top 26.1% | 1,806 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 12.27 | 15.58 | top 36.2% | 2,874 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 30.92 | 42.11 | top 51.1% | 3,348 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.35 | 37.37 | top 56.1% | 7,785 / 15,683 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Iowa Winter Cooldown 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.92 at Algs in Ankeny 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Algs in Ankeny 2024.
- 19 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at North Liberty 2019.
Competitions
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Iowa Winter Cooldown 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Algs in Ankeny 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- North Liberty 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubeIowa 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 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.
- Tyler Youlden — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wilken Roy Kube — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.