People · Kenya
Lisa Wambui
3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024WAMB01
Lisa Wambui has been competing for a year. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.73, set at Kenya Nationals 2025, puts her in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Kenya. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, she has put 81 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 15.95 in December 2024 to 9.73, a 39% improvement. Lisa 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 | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.73 | 12.33 | top 6.7% | 7 / 356 | |
| 2×2 | 5.66 | 6.87 | top 47.2% | 57 / 217 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.70 | 11.27 | top 50.7% | 47 / 148 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.59 | 39.95 | top 58.3% | 17 / 47 | |
| 4×4 | 2:24.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 35 / 49 | |
| Skewb | 27.85 | 40.55 | top 96.3% | 22 / 26 |
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 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 9.73 at Kenya Nationals 2025.
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Kenya Nationals 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024First competition: Kenya Nationals 2024. A 16.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kenya Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Gigiri Cubing Open PM 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenya Nationals 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best 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 her.
- Prince Emmanuel — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Amrik Singh Chana — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as she improves.