People · Brazil
Pedro Lucas Gonçalves Benedito
2×2 · top 2.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BENE09
Pedro Lucas Gonçalves Benedito has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at Rio Cubolympics 2025, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in Brazil. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 465 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.29 in September 2023 to 1.48, a 66% improvement. Pedro 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.48 | 2.38 | top 2.1% | 62 / 5,285 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 10.70 | top 7.0% | 347 / 9,942 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 7.38 | top 7.0% | 170 / 3,311 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.51 | 20.69 | top 7.2% | 92 / 2,045 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.23 | 1:07.33 | top 11.7% | 95 / 1,082 | |
| Skewb | 5.72 | 9.88 | top 23.7% | 303 / 1,493 | |
| 4×4 | 50.39 | 56.65 | top 25.3% | 339 / 1,884 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.88 | 2:53.35 | top 62.0% | 435 / 855 | |
| Clock | 1:11.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 734 / 741 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025.
- 1 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rio Cubolympics 2025.
- 15 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2024.
- 15 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Planetário Rio Open 2024.
Competitions
- Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Niterói PUD Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rio Cubolympics 2025 · 1 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Planetário Rio Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rio Cubolympics 2024 · 30 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bora Bora Barra Summer 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Planetário Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Gustavo Dias Dullens — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.