People · United States
Benjamin Ruse
3×3 · top 3.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023RUSE01
Benjamin Ruse has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.27, set at Algorithms in Archbold 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,901st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 152 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.38 in July 2023 to 8.27, a 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.27 | 10.33 | top 3.3% | 1,901 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 3.89 | top 11.9% | 4,749 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.34 | 28.67 | top 29.8% | 3,903 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.78 | 1:12.97 | top 38.5% | 6,302 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.49 | 11.56 | top 40.5% | 11,779 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 10.77 | 14.11 | top 59.6% | 11,077 / 19,164 | |
| 6×6 | 4:55.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,288 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 55.94 | 1:20.14 | top 81.1% | 5,492 / 6,846 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.27 at Algorithms in Archbold 2026.
- 3 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First competition: Michigan 2023. A 11.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 41 2026 · 21 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Algorithms in Archbold 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rapidly Grand 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mason Colburn — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- James Hildreth — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.