People · Kenya
Benaiah Dafina
Pyraminx · top 20.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024DAFI01
Benaiah Dafina has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.03, set at Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Kenya. Across 2 competitions since December 2024, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.35 in December 2024 to 14.54, a 35% improvement. Benaiah has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 9.64 | top 20.2% | 15 / 148 | |
| 3×3 | 14.54 | 17.66 | top 22.9% | 44 / 356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.90 | 31.64 | top 39.1% | 8 / 47 | |
| 2×2 | 5.16 | 7.41 | top 41.3% | 47 / 217 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.06 | 1:19.33 | top 44.0% | 14 / 49 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.68 at Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Mombasa Open 2024. A 24.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Mombasa Open 2024 · 7 Dec 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.
- Sur Shah — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sammy Kelvin Mugo — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.