People · United States
Benjamin Faundez
2×2 · top 14.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024FAUN01
Benjamin Faundez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Cubing Simple in Temple 2025, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,646th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since March 2024, he has put 184 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.46 in March 2024 to 15.39, a 48% improvement. Benjamin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.99 | 5.79 | top 14.2% | 5,646 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 12.54 | top 25.2% | 6,991 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 15.39 | 17.47 | top 25.8% | 14,280 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 55.99 | 1:11.31 | top 32.1% | 5,149 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.40 | 2:11.74 | top 44.9% | 3,369 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 9.42 | 10.91 | top 51.4% | 9,345 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 37.44 | 56.17 | top 62.0% | 4,151 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.12 | 44.64 | top 68.3% | 9,882 / 15,900 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.26 at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 16 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Simple in Temple 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: DFW Megacomp 2024. A 29.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Simple in Temple 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
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 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maddox Smith — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Gee — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.