People · New Zealand
Benjamin Huang
3×3 · top 1.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022HUAN51
Benjamin Huang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.20, set at Auckland Winter Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 50th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2022, he has put 246 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.21 in December 2022 to 7.20, a 49% improvement. Benjamin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.20 | 9.21 | top 1.6% | 50 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 1.64 | 2.56 | top 2.8% | 81 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 2.77 | 9.28 | top 3.9% | 40 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.71 | 5.17 | top 6.3% | 105 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 44.65 | 53.50 | top 17.9% | 128 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.93 | 32.10 | top 39.2% | 210 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 172 / 283 | |
| Square-1 | 58.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 222 / 251 |
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
- 12 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.54 at Beachside Auckland 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beachside Auckland 2025.
- 28 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 14.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Kalvin Lum — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Dylan Heerikhuisen — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.