People · United States
Benjamin Ackley
Skewb · top 7.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025ACKL01
Benjamin Ackley has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.37, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,080th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2025, he has put 234 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.84 in March 2025 to 13.59, a 59% improvement. Benjamin has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.37 | 7.86 | top 7.0% | 1,080 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.59 | 15.17 | top 19.5% | 10,493 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.01 | 7.91 | top 20.1% | 5,377 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.84 | 5.34 | top 24.4% | 9,576 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 13.38 | 17.11 | top 41.2% | 3,289 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.56 | 1:28.60 | top 55.5% | 9,522 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.02 | 47.41 | top 60.8% | 8,549 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,966 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.00 | — | top 83.5% | 7,688 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ephrata Spring 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at NxNything Goes Bloomsburg 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at NxNything Goes Bloomsburg 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.34 at Cubing in the Ocean County 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Ocean County 2025.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Ephrata Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Lodi Solves Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Turning in Corning 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NxNything Goes Bloomsburg 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pottsville Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- King of Prussia Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tipping Point Bloomsburg 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 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 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Darrington — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Carter Strouse — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.