People · United States
Lucy Deffendall
3×3 · top 7.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026DEFF01
Lucy Deffendall has been competing for 8 months. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.10, set at Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026, puts her in the top 7.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,277th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2026, she has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 16.53 in January 2026 to 10.10, a 39% improvement. Lucy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.10 | 15.32 | top 7.8% | 4,277 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.97 | 10.20 | top 33.4% | 5,608 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.31 | 1:15.60 | top 37.9% | 6,125 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.92 | 5.45 | top 38.3% | 15,344 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.62 | 13.85 | top 50.0% | 14,511 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 58.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,547 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 3:37.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,830 / 7,841 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.10 at Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026.
- 9 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Scenic City Spring TN 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026First competition: Georgia Championship 2026. A 16.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Scenic City Summer TN 2026 · 8 Aug 2026
- Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Scenic City Spring TN 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Georgia Championship 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
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.
- Roxana Johnson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Clay Moore — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- MJ Thomas — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as she improves.