People · United States
Benjamin Mont'Alvao
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026MONT15
Benjamin Mont'Alvao has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at Iowa Championship 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,668th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. Benjamin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 5.38 | top 6.7% | 2,668 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.34 | 9.25 | top 20.8% | 3,366 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 16.94 | 18.56 | top 30.9% | 17,289 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.33 | 32.71 | top 45.2% | 6,197 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.01 | 1:32.21 | top 47.9% | 8,109 / 19,354 |
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 May 2026First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026. A 18.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iowa Championship 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Lisa Kucala — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Akhilesh Mayakrishnan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Carson Lundy — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.