People · Australia
Evan Benjamin
2×2 · top 4.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022BENJ02
Evan Benjamin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Northside Spring Saturday 2022, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 312th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2022, he has put 417 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.55 in July 2022 to 9.29, a 47% improvement. Evan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.88 | 3.61 | top 4.0% | 312 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 9.29 | 11.38 | top 5.6% | 510 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 6.78 | top 10.0% | 459 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.01 | 22.29 | top 17.8% | 391 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 46.94 | 59.36 | top 20.7% | 511 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 5.73 | 8.21 | top 23.7% | 632 / 3,534 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.15 | 2:25.92 | top 39.4% | 491 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 26.13 | 40.41 | top 41.7% | 399 / 899 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.02 | — | top 66.2% | 927 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | 53.33 | early days — 3 solves | 354 / 468 | |
| Clock | 27.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 890 / 1,095 |
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
- 11 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024Six personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore April 2024.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Queensland Open 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2023.
- 15 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
Competitions
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- MarsdeNxN 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Chilling in Toowoomba 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
- Side Events Bangalore April 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- QUT Qube Challenge Saturday 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
- U Cube at UQ Saturday 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Saturday 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 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.
- Charlie Eggins — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Moses Limmer — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jamie Otsu — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.