People · United States
Lucas Volodzskis
3×3 · top 1.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2021 · 2021VOLO01
Lucas Volodzskis has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.26, set at Auckland Matariki Open 2024, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 994th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2021, he has put 486 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.97 in June 2021 to 7.26, a 27% improvement. Lucas has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.26 | 9.13 | top 1.6% | 994 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.86 | 16.71 | top 2.8% | 443 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 1.65 | 2.07 | top 2.8% | 1,107 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.24 | 5.19 | top 4.5% | 1,171 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 35.13 | 36.86 | top 6.8% | 1,058 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 327 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.99 | 1:28.18 | top 20.7% | 1,614 / 9,401 |
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
- 16 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Twisting in Titirangi 2025.
- 17 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2025.
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 19 Jun 2021First competition: Nimble Napier 2021. A 9.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Twisting in Titirangi 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sqauckland 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Max Speed Milford 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- South Auckland Side Events 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Auckland 2024 · 7 Apr 2024
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Nimble Napier 2021 · 19 Jun 2021
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Levi Eyou — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ashley Foster — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.