People · United States
Benjamin Costantini
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016COST11
Benjamin Costantini has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.29, set at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 553rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2016, he has put 452 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.41 in September 2016 to 9.54, a 65% improvement. Benjamin has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.29 | 3.76 | top 1.3% | 553 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 23 moves | 32.67 | top 3.0% | 81 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.08 | 16.28 | top 4.5% | 658 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 9.54 | 11.06 | top 6.2% | 3,426 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 35.87 | 40.53 | top 7.5% | 1,149 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:58.03 | 2:10.45 | top 10.2% | 363 / 4,196 | |
| Skewb | 4.01 | 5.76 | top 11.0% | 1,692 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.34 | 1:15.52 | top 14.1% | 1,075 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 14.45 | 18.95 | top 15.2% | 1,023 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 3:19.94 | 3:27.86 | top 16.3% | 455 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.53 | 1:26.52 | top 19.6% | 1,342 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.02 | 9.20 | top 28.0% | 7,715 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:07.21 | — | top 35.8% | 747 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 19:43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 558 / 731 |
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
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Cubing at Hampton Beach 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubing at Hampton Beach 2025.
- 29 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at QuabbiNxN Fall 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Salem Cubikon 2024.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Weston Fall 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
Competitions
- The Battle of Lexington Semiquincentennial 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Hampton Beach 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Worcester Winter Challenge 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- QuabbiNxN Fall 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Salem Cubikon 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Weston Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
- Weston Spring 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- South Berwick Open 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- New York City Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Will Russo — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Alex Cohen — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Joshua Costantini — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 46 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.