People · United States
Benjamin Choi
3×3 · top 1.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021CHOI02
Benjamin Choi has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.14, set at Cube More in Taylor 2025, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 926th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2021, he has put 486 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.61 in November 2021 to 7.14, a 26% improvement. Benjamin has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 7.14 | 8.45 | top 1.5% | 926 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.01 | top 2.2% | 908 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 30.66 | 35.04 | top 3.3% | 534 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 3.66 | 7.02 | top 8.8% | 1,363 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.52 | 7.64 | top 10.3% | 2,744 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.20 | 1:14.27 | top 11.2% | 876 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.70 | 19.86 | top 11.9% | 1,565 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 8.91 | 12.25 | top 19.4% | 1,518 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 17.78 | 22.48 | top 22.9% | 1,525 / 6,846 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.02 | 1:39.41 | top 28.3% | 1,998 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:39.50 | 2:45.37 | top 30.5% | 1,091 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:01.28 | 4:08.41 | top 31.3% | 887 / 3,236 |
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
- 30 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
- 1 Jun 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Cube More in Taylor 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024Eight personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 15 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Winter 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Summit Summer 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
- Cube More in Taylor 2025 · 1 Jun 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 · 26 Nov 2021
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Calvin Nielson — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.