People · United States
Benson Lawson
Skewb · top 1.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018LAWS02
Benson Lawson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.92, set at Eugene Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 183rd in the United States. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since March 2018, he has put 655 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.03 in March 2018 to 9.22, a 62% improvement. Benson has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.92 | 4.42 | top 1.2% | 183 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.47 | 5.49 | top 5.4% | 1,414 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 11.09 | top 5.4% | 3,082 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.18 | 3.44 | top 6.1% | 2,464 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 42.72 | 50.43 | top 15.5% | 2,362 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.86 | 24.16 | top 22.9% | 2,975 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 42.00 | early days — 3 solves | 746 / 2,059 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.65 | 1:48.93 | top 35.2% | 2,830 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.67 | 1:55.92 | top 35.7% | 2,607 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 15.00 | 17.60 | top 47.9% | 3,991 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 29.74 | 38.11 | top 49.0% | 3,241 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 4:00.01 | 4:09.12 | top 65.6% | 2,577 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:03.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,455 / 2,128 | |
| 7×7 | 6:23.76 | 7:19.78 | top 73.1% | 2,301 / 3,236 |
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
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at UO Fall 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at UO Fall 2025.
- 5 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Spokane Fall 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at SacCubing XII 2022.
- 26 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.74 at Oregon State 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Oregon State 2019.
Competitions
- Oregon State Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026
- Don't DNF Dallas OR 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rose City OR 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Oregon State Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Eugene Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- McMinnville Favorites 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- Oregon State PBQ 2026 · 22 Feb 2026
- UO Valentine's Day 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Oregon State Fall 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UO Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Championship 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Spokane Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- SacCubing XII 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Oregon State Favorites 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Lincoln City 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oregon State 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Yakima Valley Cubing Fall 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Yakima Valley Cubing 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Eugene Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 2 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.
- Benjamin Gottschalk — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Tripp Peters — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Clancy Caster — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.