People · United States
Porter Benefield
3×3 · top 18.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024BENE01
Porter Benefield has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.32, set at Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,956th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since June 2024, he has put 93 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.54 in June 2024 to 13.32, a 53% improvement. Porter 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 | 13.32 | 17.19 | top 18.6% | 9,956 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.31 | 6.56 | top 43.1% | 17,376 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:17.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,125 / 15,683 |
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
- 24 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at Assumption Mustang Cubing 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.18 at New Orleans 2024.
- 5 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cajun Cube Clash 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First competition: Louisiana Championship 2024. A 28.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Assumption Mustang Cubing 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer New Orleans 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- New Orleans 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- Cajun Cube Clash 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Louisiana Championship 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
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.
- Teri McAcy — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Seth Talbot — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ordway Persyn — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.