People · United States
Ben Fraher
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019FRAH01
Ben Fraher has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.96, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,557th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2019, he has put 335 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.38 in June 2019 to 7.96, a 63% improvement. Ben has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.96 | 9.57 | top 2.7% | 1,557 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.48 | top 7.5% | 2,957 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.24 | 5.77 | top 8.9% | 2,289 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.71 | 18.07 | top 9.6% | 1,270 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 7.60 | top 13.4% | 2,082 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 42.46 | 44.19 | top 15.0% | 2,260 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 45.33 | top 17.4% | 385 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.05 | 1:22.95 | top 19.1% | 1,495 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.09 | 2:37.16 | top 25.2% | 901 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.32 | 1:53.76 | top 38.3% | 2,749 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 4:26.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,137 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:34.63 | — | top 44.8% | 960 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 31.14 | 35.94 | top 51.4% | 3,368 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 16.77 | 18.11 | top 54.6% | 4,526 / 8,927 |
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
- 22 Aug 2025Ten personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 5 Dec 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Cubetcha B 2021.
- 5 Dec 2021Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha B 2021.
- 7 Mar 2020Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Days 2020.
- 2 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Cubetcha 2019.
Competitions
- Minnesota Quiet Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 10 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha B 2021 · 5 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Days 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Superior Cubing - Duluth 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests 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 81 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 70 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.