People · Brazil
Ben Van Oosten
2×2 · top 12.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023OOST06
Ben Van Oosten has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.88, set at LA PRE Cubing Pucallpa 2025, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 440th in Brazil. Across 12 competitions since November 2023, he has put 387 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.34 in November 2023 to 2.88, a 55% improvement. Ben has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 5.34 | top 12.9% | 440 / 5,137 | |
| Skewb | 4.71 | 6.90 | top 16.0% | 183 / 1,463 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.75 | 7.07 | top 18.1% | 421 / 3,208 | |
| 3×3 | 17.40 | 19.38 | top 32.3% | 1,992 / 9,644 | |
| Clock | 13.65 | 16.07 | top 42.4% | 276 / 723 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.61 | 2:30.93 | top 53.0% | 466 / 1,062 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.77 | 52.77 | top 67.7% | 1,179 / 1,992 | |
| 4×4 | 2:01.12 | 2:07.43 | top 82.1% | 1,387 / 1,855 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.99 | 1:27.06 | top 92.4% | 584 / 647 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Speedsolving X Pucallpa 2026.
- 7 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Pucallpa al Cubo 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at LA PRE Cubing Pucallpa 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.83 at San José Cubing Yarinacocha 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at San José Cubing Yarinacocha 2025.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Back To Cubing San José 2024.
Competitions
- LA PRE Cubing Pucallpa 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedsolving X Pucallpa 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Pucallpa al Cubo 2025 · 7 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- LA PRE Cubing Pucallpa 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- San José Cubing Yarinacocha 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- LA PRE Pucallpa Speedcubing 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manantial Cubing Pucallpa 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Peru Nationals 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Back To Cubing San José 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SAM Center Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Real Geekcuber Pucallpa 2023 · 4 Nov 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.
- Benjamin A. Shapiama — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 20 times · head to head
- Daniel Van Oosten — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 5 times · head to head
- Koleman Howe — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 22 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.