People · United States
Merik Kaleb Lazo
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024LAZO02
Merik Kaleb Lazo has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.54, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,150th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2024, he has put 407 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.91 in October 2024 to 8.54, a 55% improvement. Merik has entered 13 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.54 | 10.17 | top 3.8% | 2,150 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.65 | top 5.4% | 2,170 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.10 | 6.84 | top 8.2% | 2,087 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.16 | 18.50 | top 13.0% | 1,675 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 6.61 | top 13.4% | 2,082 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.56 | 49.46 | top 16.5% | 2,501 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.15 | 1:29.14 | top 22.5% | 1,741 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 10.33 | 11.37 | top 26.7% | 2,060 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 22.02 | 29.86 | top 32.5% | 2,103 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.45 | 1:59.71 | top 38.4% | 2,754 / 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
- 14 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 2 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 31 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at RVA Spring 2026.
- 31 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2026.
- 16 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at New-Cumberland County 2025.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Warren Morris — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Griffin Kim — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.