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Benjamin Brodeur
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018BROD01
Benjamin Brodeur has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at RIT Tiger Twist 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,034th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2018, he has put 62 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.26 in January 2018 to 9.96, a 42% improvement. Benjamin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.96 | 11.81 | top 7.3% | 4,034 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 58.32 | 1:06.36 | top 34.7% | 5,578 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.01 | 5.57 | top 39.4% | 15,823 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.56 | 38.74 | top 40.8% | 5,451 / 15,683 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at RIT Tiger Twist 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at RIT Tiger Twist 2026.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.26 at Blizzard Blitz NY 2025.
- 13 Jan 2018First competition: AZCubing Hamilton Winter 2018. A 17.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Blizzard Blitz NY 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Hamilton Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018
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.
- Edgar Miranda — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joey Mait — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lauren Phung — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 8.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.