People · United Kingdom
Benjamin Fixter
3×3 · top 1.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024FIXT02
Benjamin Fixter has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.29, set at Grantham Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 133rd in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2024, he has put 569 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.45 in August 2024 to 7.29, a 23% improvement. Benjamin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.29 | 9.18 | top 1.7% | 133 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 1.99 | top 3.3% | 244 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.19 | 4.54 | top 4.3% | 173 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.51 | 15.80 | top 7.2% | 142 / 1,861 | |
| Clock | 6.40 | 7.75 | top 8.7% | 117 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 37.30 | 43.07 | top 9.1% | 218 / 2,112 | |
| Skewb | 3.72 | 5.59 | top 9.1% | 200 / 2,439 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.71 | 1:14.34 | top 11.0% | 144 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 13.39 | 18.86 | top 12.8% | 133 / 789 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.09 | 1:35.03 | top 26.6% | 352 / 1,167 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.77 | 3:30.13 | early days — 3 solves | 315 / 560 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Grantham Autumn 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Sheffield Spring 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Leicestershire Autumn 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Corby Autumn 2025.
Competitions
- Grantham Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Sheffield Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Leicestershire Autumn 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Corby Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester June 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
- Peterborough Odd Day 2025 · 11 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lincolnshire Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Matt Stephenson — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Daniel Partridge — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.