People · Colombia
Kevin Alexander Vargas Benitez
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024BENI07
Kevin Alexander Vargas Benitez has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.51, set at Avenida Chile XXIX 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 72nd in Colombia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2024, he has put 275 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.81 in June 2024 to 8.03, a 52% improvement. Kevin has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.51 | 5.01 | top 2.2% | 72 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 | 8.03 | 10.34 | top 2.8% | 108 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 38.79 | 51.83 | top 10.7% | 129 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.16 | 25.05 | top 20.9% | 202 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 418 / 533 |
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
- 13 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Nova Plaza Facatativá III 2025.
- 30 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Avenida Chile XXVIII 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Edén Bogotá V 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.10 at Centro Suba Bogotá V 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First competition: Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Bogotá 2024. A 16.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026
- Nova Plaza Facatativá V 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XXXI 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nova Plaza Facatativá IV 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XXIX 2025 · 21 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bima al Cubo II Bogotá 2025 · 14 Dec 2025
- Nova Plaza Facatativá III 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile XXVIII 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Edén Bogotá V 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bima al Cubo Bogotá 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Centro Suba Bogotá V 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Bogotá 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
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.
- Dennis Rosero — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Axel Juan Pablo Moreno Rodriguez — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.