People · United States
Benjamin South
2×2 · top 9.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026SOUT01
Benjamin South has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Cubing in the Woods OH 2026, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,790th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Benjamin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 6.06 | top 9.6% | 3,790 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.44 | 20.27 | top 35.5% | 19,856 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.17 | 13.54 | top 46.3% | 13,320 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2026First competition: Cubing in the Woods OH 2026. A 18.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kids America Coshocton Cube Clash 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Woods OH 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 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.
- Heather Hess — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Michael Chang — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sujan Feist — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.