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Benjamin Lu
3×3 · top 47.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026LUBE01
Benjamin Lu has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.95, set at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026, puts him in the top 47.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,743rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 32 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.38 in January 2026 to 22.95, a 40% improvement. Benjamin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 22.95 | 26.54 | top 47.8% | 27,743 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 17.06 | 21.87 | top 55.6% | 4,616 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 8.36 | 16.89 | top 70.0% | 28,945 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 5:31.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,757 / 7,841 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 22.95 at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Agoura Winter 2026. A 38.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Back To School 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
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.
- Derrick Lo — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shane Grogan — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brendyn Dunagan — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.95 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.