People · United States
Benjamin Murray
2×2 · top 29.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016MURR04
Benjamin Murray has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.25, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,791st in the United States. Across 13 competitions since June 2016, he has put 147 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.00 in June 2016 to 17.27, a 55% 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 | 4.25 | 6.90 | top 29.7% | 11,791 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.27 | 21.43 | top 31.8% | 17,605 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.98 | 13.34 | top 52.9% | 15,426 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:27.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,613 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 27.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,376 / 18,907 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.27 at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-30 3×3: 28.34 at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Indiana 2016. A 38.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026 · 11 Jul 2026
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Evanston Fall Mini A 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blake Thompson — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Brodzinski — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.