People · Brazil
Diego Benante Lopes
3×3 · top 16.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016LOPE15
Diego Benante Lopes has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.71, set at Ribeirão ao Cubo 2026, puts him in the top 16.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 942nd in Brazil. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 236 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.15 in April 2016 to 12.71, a 30% improvement. Diego has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.71 | 16.75 | top 16.5% | 942 / 9,942 | |
| 2×2 | 5.04 | 6.75 | top 39.9% | 1,562 / 5,285 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.62 | 1:17.09 | top 43.7% | 638 / 1,884 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.95 | 2:22.12 | top 46.9% | 407 / 1,082 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.40 | 34.19 | top 49.9% | 816 / 2,045 | |
| Square-1 | 31.81 | 47.17 | top 52.9% | 300 / 656 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.71 | 2:40.69 | top 59.9% | 414 / 855 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.68 | 18.11 | top 71.2% | 1,966 / 3,311 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:40.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 225 / 335 | |
| Skewb | 18.40 | 22.11 | top 86.9% | 1,215 / 1,493 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Ribeirão ao Cubo 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025.
- 3 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at UNESP Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at UNESP Open 2017.
- 8 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at UNESP Open 2017.
- 23 Apr 2016First competition: Maringá Open 2016. A 24.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ribeirão ao Cubo 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- UNESP Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- UNESP Open 2017 · 8 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Maringá Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 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.
- Fabio Bini Graciose — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Marlom Messias dos Santos — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Pedro Santos Guimarães — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.