People · Ireland
Benny King
3×3 · top 9.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024KING02
Benny King has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.56, set at PBs in Phibblestown 2025, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 149th in Ireland. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 197 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.58 in February 2024 to 10.56, a 16% improvement. Benny has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 12.52 | top 9.2% | 149 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 4.29 | top 13.4% | 195 / 1,190 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 8.44 | top 14.7% | 184 / 924 | |
| 4×4 | 47.31 | 55.26 | top 21.3% | 110 / 586 | |
| Skewb | 6.71 | 13.22 | top 31.4% | 219 / 632 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.21 | 2:01.13 | top 45.0% | 136 / 300 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.11 | 38.27 | top 47.0% | 186 / 454 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.21 | 2:29.51 | top 53.0% | 155 / 288 | |
| Square-1 | 40.88 | 59.62 | top 66.5% | 133 / 198 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Belfast Autumn 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at PBs in Phibblestown 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCD Cube Days 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First competition: Corduff Cubing Sunday 2024. A 14.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- PBs in Phibblestown 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Corduff Cubing Sunday 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 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.
- Oisín Olwill — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Deasúin Kenny — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Mary Hennessy — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.