People · United States
Ben Olshansky
3×3 · top 18.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022OLSH01
Ben Olshansky has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.15, set at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,779th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2022, he has put 148 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.90 in November 2022 to 13.15, a 27% improvement. Ben has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.15 | 14.37 | top 18.0% | 9,779 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.98 | 11.60 | top 33.6% | 5,711 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.77 | 6.10 | top 36.5% | 14,803 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.73 | 1:12.09 | top 37.4% | 6,103 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.59 | 12.93 | top 49.8% | 14,671 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 16.74 | 18.34 | top 54.6% | 4,656 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.36 | — | top 74.8% | 6,768 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,253 / 15,900 |
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
- 11 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026.
- 4 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 15 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Niner Nation Open 2023.
- 15 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Niner Nation Open 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022. A 17.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Niner Nation Open 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Zachary Ochs — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashten Jampayas — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kerry Creech — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.