People · United States
Luka Fowler
3×3 · top 6.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022FOWL02
Luka Fowler has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.78, set at Best in West Lafayette 2025, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,826th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2022, he has put 242 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.18 in October 2022 to 9.78, a 49% improvement. Luka has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.78 | 12.26 | top 6.9% | 3,826 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 44.16 | 52.36 | top 17.3% | 2,663 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.30 | 1:29.50 | top 20.2% | 1,604 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.48 | 1:31.04 | top 26.6% | 1,875 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.57 | 30.47 | top 27.6% | 3,610 / 15,900 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.18 | 4:14.30 | top 29.6% | 841 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.60 | 2:49.39 | top 31.1% | 1,117 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 21.81 | 40.55 | top 32.2% | 2,106 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.13 | 11.01 | top 37.3% | 10,776 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:27.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 912 / 2,128 | |
| 2×2 | 5.51 | 8.52 | top 45.5% | 18,677 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 20.16 | 27.71 | top 65.1% | 5,712 / 9,172 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Best in West Lafayette 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Best in West Lafayette 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Best in West Lafayette 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana Finally Returns 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 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 his.
- Luke Garrett — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 4.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.