People · United States
Ben Stier
2×2 · top 1.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023STIE01
Ben Stier has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.44, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 771st in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2023, he has put 435 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.64 in February 2023 to 9.85, a 15% improvement. Ben has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.44 | 4.09 | top 1.9% | 771 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.59 | 6.50 | top 5.9% | 1,523 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 11.92 | top 7.1% | 3,944 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 47.70 | 52.24 | top 21.8% | 3,350 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 9.29 | top 23.0% | 3,723 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.79 | 29.65 | top 28.3% | 3,696 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.61 | 2:10.37 | top 41.0% | 3,370 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 13.63 | 15.05 | top 42.3% | 3,469 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.37 | 2:57.53 | top 61.4% | 4,743 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 50.63 | — | top 76.7% | 5,148 / 6,846 |
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
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Berwick Spring 2024.
- 27 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 13 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 11.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMBC Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzles in Pottsville 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- King of Prussia Weeknights 2024 · 5 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Puzzles in Pottsville 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
- Berwick Spring 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Collin Sayers — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Kyle Meade — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.