People · New Zealand
Benji Kane
3×3 · top 25.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026KANE01
Benji Kane has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.32, set at Welcome Back Hamilton 2026, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 532nd in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 102 official solves on the record across ten events. Benji has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.32 | 17.69 | top 25.6% | 532 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 4.10 | 5.43 | top 27.9% | 500 / 1,627 | |
| Clock | 13.85 | 15.41 | top 43.2% | 158 / 319 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.12 | 10.58 | top 45.9% | 614 / 1,149 | |
| Skewb | 8.85 | 13.76 | top 47.5% | 344 / 670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.10 | 41.39 | top 51.5% | 279 / 607 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 193 / 284 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.58 | 1:47.81 | top 64.1% | 465 / 745 | |
| 5×5 | 3:28.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 308 / 364 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 245 / 254 |
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
- 9 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.81 at Welcome Back Hamilton 2026.
- 9 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Hamilton 2026.
- 27 Feb 2026First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2026. A 23.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2026.
Competitions
- Welcome Back Hamilton 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elyas Eyou — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.