People · Australia
Benjamin J. Olvida
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023OLVI01
Benjamin J. Olvida has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 372nd in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 88 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.20 in January 2023 to 8.58, a 40% improvement. Benjamin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 10.54 | top 3.9% | 372 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.47 | top 6.7% | 508 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.32 | 28.85 | top 21.4% | 483 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 49.23 | 58.44 | top 23.8% | 593 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.14 | 1:36.13 | top 29.1% | 394 / 1,356 | |
| Skewb | 7.63 | 9.84 | top 38.5% | 1,148 / 3,534 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Simple Sydney Saturday 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Simple Sydney Saturday 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First competition: Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023. A 16.42 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023.
Competitions
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrickville Many May Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Caleb Clark — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bryan Eng — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kent Thomson — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.