People · United States
Benjamin Phillips
2×2 · top 13.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019PHIL05
Benjamin Phillips has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Iowa Fall 2022, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,342nd in the United States. Across 18 competitions since June 2019, he has put 374 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.15 in June 2019 to 14.68, a 74% improvement. Benjamin has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.92 | 5.19 | top 13.4% | 5,342 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.23 | 8.91 | top 21.7% | 5,918 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.68 | 19.15 | top 23.4% | 12,884 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.34 | 10.24 | top 36.4% | 6,273 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.78 | 1:17.70 | top 45.8% | 7,712 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 15.22 | 19.02 | top 48.8% | 4,086 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.76 | 2:39.70 | top 58.8% | 5,092 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.40 | 46.23 | top 68.6% | 9,951 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:28.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,771 / 8,026 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Door County Cube Challenge 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.68 at Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019.
- 14 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019.
Competitions
- IlliNxNois Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025
- 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Door County Cube Challenge 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023
- Iowa Fall 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Get to the Point 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022
- Three Attempts Chicago 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- NA Stadium Series - Green Bay 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Imagination Station 2020 · 18 Jan 2020
- Wiscube 2019 · 21 Dec 2019
- Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- North Liberty 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 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.
- Brian Johnson — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zeke Mackay — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.