People · United States
Luke Otto
Clock · top 4.9% of 32,817 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024OTTO01
Luke Otto has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.19, set at Grand Forks 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 401st in the United States. Until April 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since March 2024, he has put 659 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.34 in March 2024 to 11.18, a 69% improvement. Luke has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.19 | 8.24 | top 4.9% | 401 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 3.25 | 4.57 | top 6.4% | 997 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 14.48 | top 11.1% | 6,074 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 3.99 | top 11.9% | 4,749 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 7.26 | top 14.7% | 3,924 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 47.11 | 57.24 | top 21.0% | 3,235 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.43 | 1:37.55 | top 28.6% | 2,021 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.01 | 29.27 | top 28.9% | 3,777 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.43 | 1:57.77 | top 35.8% | 2,877 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 30.40 | 41.67 | top 50.2% | 3,329 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 3:41.42 | 4:11.21 | top 59.3% | 2,303 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:55.38 | 6:43.76 | early days — 3 solves | 2,057 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 60 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,937 / 2,059 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Grand Forks 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026.
- 27 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Race the Clock MN 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.48 at Grand Forks 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Grand Forks 2025.
Competitions
- Grand Forks 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Fast in Fargo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Moorhead Madness 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 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 his.
- Lisa Kucala — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 87 times
- Eli Sanderson — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 60 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.