People · United States
Benjamin Walter
Pyraminx · top 6.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023WALT03
Benjamin Walter has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at North Jersey Speedsolving B 2024, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,643rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2023, he has put 256 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.59 in March 2023 to 10.70, a 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 7.81 | top 6.4% | 1,643 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.70 | 13.43 | top 9.6% | 5,203 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.72 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 11.46 | 13.26 | top 32.3% | 2,537 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.07 | 2:06.89 | top 37.1% | 2,666 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 8.02 | 11.65 | top 41.4% | 7,205 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.65 | 1:22.31 | top 44.6% | 7,387 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.57 | 32.54 | top 45.7% | 6,197 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.20 | 2:35.44 | top 58.9% | 5,029 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:25.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,903 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:51.67 | 8:47.51 | early days — 3 solves | 2,804 / 3,184 |
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
- 12 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at North Jersey Speedsolving B 2024.
- 10 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023.
- 6 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at GCU Spring 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023. A 16.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2024 · 6 Oct 2024
- Pennsylvania Championship 2024 · 21 Jun 2024
- North Jersey Speedsolving B 2024 · 12 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- GCU Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Eli Ozsvath — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Evan Liu — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.