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Benjamin Rader
Pyraminx · top 12.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023RADE01
Benjamin Rader has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.95, set at The Legacy Begins 2023, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,340th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 86 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.58 in January 2023 to 23.53, a 30% improvement. Benjamin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 4.95 | 9.66 | top 12.9% | 3,340 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 23.53 | 30.09 | top 49.2% | 28,649 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.99 | 13.60 | top 50.8% | 20,651 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 21.73 | 24.65 | top 69.5% | 5,985 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 13.14 | 17.07 | top 71.3% | 13,435 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.08 | — | top 84.3% | 15,849 / 19,072 |
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
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-30 3×3: 25.85 at The Legacy Begins 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at The Legacy Begins 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First competition: Music City Speedsolving 2023. A 33.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- TN Speedsolving Winter 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Going Fast in Franklin 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
- The Legacy Begins 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
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.
- Teddy Everhart — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- MJ Thomas — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Drew Windham — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.