People · United States
Benjamin Klekamp
2×2 · top 5.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020KLEK01
Benjamin Klekamp has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at GA Cubers Pride 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,080th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2020, he has put 319 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.96 in February 2020 to 9.77, a 76% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 4.07 | top 5.1% | 2,080 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.77 | 12.46 | top 6.9% | 3,809 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.82 | 27.46 | top 22.8% | 2,964 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.38 | 1:08.71 | top 42.3% | 7,033 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 8.75 | 11.78 | top 46.8% | 8,407 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.27 | 10.48 | top 47.2% | 13,801 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.51 | 2:43.94 | top 51.1% | 3,898 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.12 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,591 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 45.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,763 / 6,846 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at GA Cubers Pride 2026.
- 29 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.46 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022.
- 27 Feb 2022First sub-30 3×3: 16.00 at GA Cubers February C 2022.
- 27 Feb 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.00 at GA Cubers February C 2022.
- 8 Feb 2020First competition: Big Cubes for Dunwoody 2020. A 39.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2026 · 4 Oct 2026
- GA Cubers Pride 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuber Jackets Fall 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Simpson Scramble 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Clouds 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- T-Town Showdown 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Pride 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cubers February C 2022 · 27 Feb 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cubes for Dunwoody 2020 · 8 Feb 2020
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 69 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raymond Goslow — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.