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Benjamin Lafer
3×3 · top 61.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025LAFE02
Benjamin Lafer has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 29.22, set at Michigan Mini 44 2026, puts him in the top 61.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36,454th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since September 2025, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:04.45 in October 2025 to 29.22, a 55% improvement. Benjamin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 29.22 | 38.37 | top 61.2% | 36,454 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 16.85 | 20.33 | top 92.9% | 38,582 / 40,951 |
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
- 27 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.22 at Michigan Mini 44 2026.
- 16 Apr 2026First sub-60 3×3: 37.33 at Michigan Mini 40 2026.
- 18 Sep 2025First competition: Michigan Mini 35 2025.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 44 2026 · 27 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 40 2026 · 16 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 36 2025 · 13 Oct 2025
- Michigan Mini 35 2025 · 18 Sep 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.
- Seth Rowell — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Natalie Sharpe — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ryan Dunning — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.22 away.
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.