People · United States
Lars Trinks
2×2 · top 13.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022TRIN09
Lars Trinks has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Niner Nation Open 2023, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,342nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 102 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.22 in July 2022 to 15.22, a 34% improvement. Lars 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 4.74 | top 13.4% | 5,342 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 15.22 | 17.52 | top 25.3% | 13,967 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 10.81 | 11.93 | top 29.1% | 2,312 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.94 | 1:10.04 | top 37.6% | 6,149 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.63 | 13.66 | top 41.7% | 12,126 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.89 | 55.07 | top 68.0% | 9,832 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 46.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,860 / 6,846 |
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
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Apex Algs Again 2026.
- 15 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Niner Nation Open 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.05 at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022First competition: CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022. A 23.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Niner Nation Open 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022
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.
- Silas Starling — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashten Jampayas — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.