People · Germany
Ben Marten
2×2 · top 3.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024MART32
Ben Marten has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.82, set at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 164th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2024, he has put 526 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.70 in April 2024 to 10.07, a 64% improvement. Ben has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.98 | top 3.7% | 164 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 10.07 | 13.36 | top 7.7% | 388 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.04 | 9.34 | top 13.4% | 347 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 46.94 | 51.09 | top 20.7% | 382 / 1,934 | |
| Skewb | 6.25 | 11.16 | top 27.7% | 385 / 1,169 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.63 | 1:53.27 | top 28.6% | 300 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.16 | 30.06 | top 34.6% | 456 / 1,314 | |
| Clock | 13.30 | 18.24 | top 40.9% | 271 / 634 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.74 | 3:47.74 | top 57.8% | 290 / 586 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.55 | 3:23.62 | top 64.4% | 475 / 787 |
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
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at CuBonn Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Braunschweig Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 26 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Berlin Summer Open 2025.
Competitions
- CuBonn Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Braunschweig Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Teublitz Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
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.
- Lars Krökel — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 87 times
- Jonas Ropella — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Patrick Bessel — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.