People · United States
Josiah Nathaniel Benedetti
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024BENE04
Josiah Nathaniel Benedetti has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at DFW Cubing Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,118th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2024, he has put 204 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.70 in October 2024 to 9.30, a 44% improvement. Josiah 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 | 9.30 | 12.32 | top 5.6% | 3,118 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.61 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.93 | 1:31.11 | top 43.9% | 7,250 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.42 | 36.06 | top 47.6% | 6,484 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.46 | 13.89 | top 48.7% | 14,110 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 11.86 | 17.11 | top 65.3% | 12,158 / 18,907 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 21 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at DFW Cubing Summer 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: DFW Cubing Fall 2024. A 20.08 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.70 at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Tyler Twists & Turns 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jose Ortiz Jr. — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.