People · Germany
Paul Benisch
3×3 · top 18.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025BENI05
Paul Benisch has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.32, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 904th in Germany. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 67 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.31 in November 2025 to 13.32, a 45% improvement. Paul has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.32 | 17.71 | top 18.6% | 904 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.18 | top 19.6% | 668 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.63 | 1:18.50 | top 39.3% | 744 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.08 | 15.94 | top 53.6% | 1,200 / 1,987 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.12 | 2:37.43 | top 59.4% | 434 / 787 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.24 | 2:50.06 | top 65.8% | 711 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.74 | 1:13.47 | top 77.4% | 1,061 / 1,314 |
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 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.56 at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First competition: Rahn Education Advent Open 2025. A 24.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
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.
- Lars Krökel — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ben Marten — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Patrick Bessel — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.