People · United Kingdom
Benjamin Oates
3×3 · top 12.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023OATE01
Benjamin Oates has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.53, set at Stevenage August 2024, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 870th in the United Kingdom. Across 9 competitions since February 2023, he has put 324 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.38 in April 2023 to 11.53, a 30% improvement. Benjamin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.53 | 13.69 | top 12.3% | 870 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 8.96 | top 17.3% | 672 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 45.72 | 50.25 | top 19.2% | 428 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.26 | 1:29.21 | top 19.3% | 255 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.71 | 1:31.22 | top 21.6% | 254 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.74 | 2:41.18 | top 23.5% | 138 / 548 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 4.65 | top 24.3% | 1,349 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 6.22 | 8.67 | top 27.5% | 641 / 2,421 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.19 | 4:25.43 | top 30.0% | 146 / 459 | |
| Clock | 11.96 | 15.38 | top 34.7% | 464 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.72 | 32.49 | top 36.1% | 644 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 30.86 | 38.03 | top 51.0% | 453 / 778 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 300 / 372 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage October 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Summer 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage March 2025.
- 10 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage August 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.17 at Stevenage July 2023.
Competitions
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship FMC 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Newham Side Events Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alan Tan — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.