People · United States
Benjamin Lewis
3×3 · top 8.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019LEWI02
Benjamin Lewis has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.30, set at 3x3 in Madison 2026, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,685th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2019, he has put 99 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.12 in February 2019 to 10.30, a 32% improvement. Benjamin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 11.72 | top 8.4% | 4,685 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 5.21 | top 28.1% | 11,274 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.43 | 1:15.05 | top 38.1% | 6,233 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.09 | 30.51 | top 42.3% | 5,748 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.10 | 13.23 | top 53.8% | 15,944 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 5:07.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,405 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 20.61 | 30.75 | top 90.5% | 17,698 / 19,164 |
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 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 20 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.52 at Lake Country Fall 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019First competition: Albany Winter 2019. A 15.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 3x3 in Madison 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Albany Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019
- Lake Country Fall 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
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.
- Ant Irizarry — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joshua Feran — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.