People · United States
Ben Wichser
3×3 · top 31.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009WICH01
Ben Wichser has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.03, set at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024, puts him in the top 31.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,136th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since July 2009, he has put 98 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.19 in July 2009 to 17.03, a 42% improvement. Ben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 17.03 | 19.94 | top 31.1% | 17,136 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.74 | 1:15.40 | top 42.6% | 7,003 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.71 | 17.66 | top 46.5% | 8,222 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.54 | 2:12.06 | top 47.1% | 3,920 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.83 | 4:18.18 | early days — 3 solves | 2,418 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.70 | 14.93 | top 65.3% | 19,304 / 28,708 | |
| 7×7 | 5:51.28 | 6:17.25 | early days — 3 solves | 1,985 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 7.86 | 9.55 | top 66.9% | 27,644 / 40,951 |
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
- 20 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.03 at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024.
- 20 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Utah Puzzling for Awareness 2024.
- 5 Jun 2010Three personal bests in one day at Ohio Open 2010.
- 25 Jul 2009First competition: Indiana Summer Open 2009. A 32.40 3×3 single to start from.
- 25 Jul 2009First sub-30 3×3: 29.19 at Indiana Summer Open 2009.
Competitions
- Wild West Wyoming 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024 · 20 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 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.
- Isaac Myers — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brock Burgi — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.03 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 5.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.