People · United States
Benjamin Vallejo
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024VALL18
Benjamin Vallejo has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.43, set at DFW Cubing Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 734th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2024, he has put 203 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.66 in December 2024 to 9.05, a 56% improvement. Benjamin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.43 | 3.04 | top 1.9% | 734 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.05 | 9.97 | top 5.0% | 2,784 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.15 | 17.88 | top 10.6% | 1,400 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 10.60 | 11.60 | top 28.1% | 2,165 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 55.47 | 1:00.64 | top 31.3% | 4,943 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 54.55 | 1:26.08 | top 80.0% | 5,326 / 6,743 |
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
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at DFW Cubing Winter 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cube On in Richardson 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.86 at DFW Back to School 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at DFW Back to School 2025.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Weeknights 1 2026 · 17 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube On in Richardson 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024 · 8 Dec 2024
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gavin DeVine — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jaxon Sensabaugh — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.