People · United Kingdom
James Benn
3×3 · top 35.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022BENN13
James Benn has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.35, set at Stevenage April 2025, puts him in the top 35.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,371st in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since September 2022, he has put 29 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.84 in September 2022 to 18.35, a 59% improvement. James 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.35 | 22.71 | top 35.2% | 2,371 / 6,689 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-30 3×3: 19.17 at Stevenage April 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.17 at Stevenage April 2025.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Stevenage Autumn A 2022. A 44.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Autumn A 2022 · 24 Sep 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.
- Joey Gouly — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bertie Longden — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Albie Cooper — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.