People · United States
Ben Sandlin
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017SAND15
Ben Sandlin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at FSUbers 3.0 2022, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,670th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2017, he has put 435 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.22 in September 2017 to 8.92, a 37% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.92 | 10.33 | top 4.7% | 2,670 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.37 | 4.69 | top 5.0% | 1,315 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 35.39 | 39.94 | top 7.2% | 1,116 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 3.71 | 6.94 | top 9.1% | 1,410 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.16 | 21.91 | top 10.7% | 1,437 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 3.56 | top 15.1% | 6,012 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.65 | 1:19.35 | top 17.9% | 1,226 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 16.05 | 18.22 | top 18.8% | 1,283 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 3:31.17 | 3:41.62 | top 20.2% | 579 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.12 | 2:38.68 | top 27.3% | 978 / 4,262 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.44 | 1:35.06 | top 28.6% | 2,275 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 13.83 | 15.85 | top 43.1% | 3,545 / 9,172 |
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
- 9 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025.
- 7 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at FSUbers 7.0 2024.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at FSUbers 3.0 2022.
- 3 Dec 2022Seven personal bests in one day at FSUbers 3.0 2022.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Jacksonville 2019.
- 16 Mar 201913 personal bests in one day at Florida 2019.
Competitions
- Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- FSUbers 7.0 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- FSUbers 3.0 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Jacksonville 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Florida 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 13 personal bests set
- Indialantic Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Lion Pride 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Porter — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Noah Swor — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.