People · United States
Benjamin Verinder
Pyraminx · top 2.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019VERI01
Benjamin Verinder has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.74, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 757th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2019, he has put 384 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.11 in January 2020 to 11.17, a 62% improvement. Benjamin has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.74 | 6.07 | top 2.8% | 757 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 2.98 | 4.15 | top 4.9% | 762 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.77 | top 10.4% | 4,094 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.17 | 13.26 | top 11.0% | 5,964 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 8.14 | 9.23 | top 15.9% | 1,210 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 54.50 | 1:01.22 | top 30.1% | 4,728 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 22.54 | 31.33 | top 33.6% | 2,191 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.03 | 37.76 | top 36.9% | 4,897 / 15,683 |
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
- 2 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 1 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025.
- 28 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Texas Championship 2023.
- 2 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at Space City Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Hillister Cube Hustle 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Louisiana Championship 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Space City Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023 · 22 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Houston Winter 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Cubemas 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lafayette Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 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.
- RJ Gohn — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Conard — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.