People · Peru
Matías Benavente
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BENA02
Matías Benavente has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.27, set at UNSA Speedcubing Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in Peru. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2023, he has put 534 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.68 in April 2023 to 7.93, a 42% improvement. He has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.27 | 2.79 | top 1.3% | 23 / 2,419 | |
| 3×3 | 7.93 | 9.92 | top 2.7% | 92 / 4,344 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 5.03 | top 6.5% | 111 / 1,366 | |
| Megaminx | 55.07 | 58.27 | top 7.5% | 51 / 372 | |
| 4×4 | 39.76 | 45.66 | top 11.8% | 158 / 844 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 7.41 | top 14.6% | 104 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.48 | 23.40 | top 19.1% | 247 / 812 |
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
- 1 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Yanahuara Summer 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at TCG Spring Arequipa 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at In Memoriam José Noles 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at UNSA Speedcubing Primavera II 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at UNSA Speedcubing Pre-Nationals 2023.
Competitions
- UNSA Speedcubing Spring 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Paseo Central Winter 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Yanahuara Summer 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- TCG Spring Arequipa 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Verano 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- In Memoriam José Noles 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Primavera II 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Peru Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Pre-Nationals 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Paúl Alexis Urrutia Turpo — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Pedro Luis Mamani Suclla — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
- Marlon Rojas — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.