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Benjamin Wang
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022WANG63
Benjamin Wang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.87, set at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,906th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 65 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.10 in November 2022 to 9.87, a 51% improvement. Benjamin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.87 | 12.51 | top 7.1% | 3,906 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 3.96 | top 12.4% | 4,890 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.65 | 22.57 | top 19.6% | 2,515 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.98 | 9.16 | top 27.7% | 7,615 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Feb 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025.
- 23 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025.
- 13 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 12.24 at Berkeley Summer 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.24 at Berkeley Summer 2024.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022. A 20.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Nolan Yiu — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Stanley Tran — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.