People · United States
Benjamin Pareja-Hooker
Pyraminx · top 11.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022PARE06
Benjamin Pareja-Hooker has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.79, set at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025, puts him in the top 11.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,100th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since July 2022, he has put 97 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.94 in July 2022 to 4.79, a 19% improvement. Benjamin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.79 | 5.88 | top 11.9% | 3,100 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.97 | 13.14 | top 13.8% | 7,390 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 5.13 | top 15.4% | 6,032 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 55.89 | 1:02.00 | top 31.8% | 5,045 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.80 | 10.31 | top 32.1% | 5,346 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.76 | 27.75 | top 33.6% | 4,419 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.01 | 2:30.48 | top 55.4% | 4,683 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:20.80 | 5:24.02 | early days — 3 solves | 3,465 / 4,196 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.97 at DuPage Fall 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at DuPage Fall 2024.
- 29 Jul 2022First competition: CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022. A 15.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DuPage Fall 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 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 Polikanov — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brian Johnson — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.