People · United States
Benjamin Martin
Clock · top 16.8% of 32,048 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023MART07
Benjamin Martin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.34, set at Flushing Glow Open PM 2025, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,279th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 111 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.15 in January 2023 to 13.92, a 27% improvement. Benjamin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.34 | 8.70 | top 16.8% | 1,279 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 13.92 | 15.31 | top 20.7% | 11,148 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 6.29 | top 24.7% | 9,681 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.99 | 12.62 | top 41.2% | 7,157 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.14 | 12.81 | top 54.1% | 15,785 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.09 | 1:33.48 | top 62.2% | 10,867 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.06 | 45.43 | top 64.0% | 9,061 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 40.67 | 56.95 | top 66.2% | 4,346 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.66 | — | top 67.1% | 5,152 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,880 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 9:04.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,043 / 3,184 |
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
- 23 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Flushing Glow Open PM 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Ridgefield Spring 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Empire State Spring 2023.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023. A 20.32 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023.
Competitions
- Flushing Glow Open PM 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ridgefield Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Jay House of Cubes 2023 · 9 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Westchester Weeknights 1 2023 · 22 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minds in Central Square 2023 · 11 Mar 2023
- Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 · 22 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.
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Evan Liu — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Williams — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.