People · United States
John Benwell
3×3 · top 15.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BENW01
John Benwell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.46, set at BarbeCubing Spring 2019, puts him in the top 15.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,292nd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 214 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 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 seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.46 | 16.33 | top 15.5% | 8,292 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 53.14 | 58.04 | top 28.5% | 4,425 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.79 | 1:44.36 | top 34.5% | 2,733 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 4.76 | 6.28 | top 36.3% | 14,485 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.81 | 41.06 | top 43.9% | 5,927 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.15 | 13.18 | top 49.4% | 8,841 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.59 | — | top 51.0% | 3,811 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.45 | 15.85 | top 56.5% | 16,525 / 28,708 | |
| 7×7 | 5:53.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,004 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:18.70 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,814 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 29.72 | 43.94 | top 84.0% | 7,464 / 8,927 |
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
- 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 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 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Feran — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 3.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.