People · United States
John Benwell
2×2 · top 15.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BENW01
John Benwell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Concordia Fall Foliage 2026, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,091st in the United States. Across 8 competitions since April 2018, he has put 228 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.89 in April 2018 to 12.46, a 30% improvement. John has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 6.28 | top 15.4% | 6,091 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.46 | 16.33 | top 15.6% | 8,437 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 53.14 | 58.04 | top 28.6% | 4,494 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.79 | 1:44.36 | top 34.5% | 2,769 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.81 | 41.06 | top 44.0% | 6,022 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 9.15 | 13.18 | top 49.5% | 8,983 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.59 | — | top 51.1% | 3,902 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.45 | 15.85 | top 56.5% | 16,782 / 29,168 | |
| 7×7 | 5:18.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,706 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 4:09.42 | — | top 68.7% | 2,724 / 4,262 | |
| Clock | 29.72 | 43.94 | top 84.0% | 7,664 / 9,172 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Concordia Fall Foliage 2026.
- 1 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 4 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at BarbeCubing Spring 2019.
- 4 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at BarbeCubing Spring 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019.
- 22 Apr 2018First competition: Gateway Ravioli Spring 2018. A 17.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Concordia Fall Foliage 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- BarbeCubing Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Gateway Ravioli Spring 2018 · 22 Apr 2018
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.
- Edward Vakula — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Wheeler — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.