People · United States
Luke Merlin Payne
3×3 · top 24.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025PAYN02
Luke Merlin Payne has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.92, set at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,128th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.98 in August 2025 to 14.92, a 21% improvement. Luke has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.92 | 16.34 | top 24.2% | 13,128 / 59,724 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First competition: Houston Back to School 2025. A 21.90 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.98 at Houston Back to School 2025.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Houston Back to School 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 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.
- Bradley Parker — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Michelle Tran — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ryan Wilkerson — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.