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Benjamin Carrigan
2×2 · top 15.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CARR16
Benjamin Carrigan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.13, set at Penn Cube Day Fall 2024, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,173rd in the United States. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 197 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.42 in April 2023 to 13.50, a 49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.94 | top 15.8% | 6,173 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.80 | 12.28 | top 18.5% | 4,920 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.50 | 15.85 | top 19.2% | 10,325 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.39 | 8.35 | top 21.1% | 3,378 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 28.99 | 40.09 | top 47.5% | 3,091 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.76 | 2:35.36 | top 54.2% | 4,063 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 16.89 | 20.17 | top 55.1% | 4,570 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:00.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,415 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.65 | 57.05 | top 73.4% | 10,631 / 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
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Cumberland County Cubing 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.30 at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First competition: Slow N Steady Spring 2023. A 26.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pottsville 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
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.
- Hassan Khanani — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Panashe Sharma — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.