People · Brazil
Pedro Lucas Gonçalves Benedito
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 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 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58th in Brazil. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 396 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 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 eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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% | 58 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 10.70 | top 7.0% | 326 / 9,644 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.51 | 20.69 | top 7.1% | 87 / 1,992 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.92 | 1:12.15 | top 13.3% | 104 / 1,062 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.33 | 7.67 | top 22.5% | 517 / 3,208 | |
| Skewb | 5.72 | 9.88 | top 23.6% | 293 / 1,463 | |
| 4×4 | 50.75 | 56.65 | top 25.7% | 335 / 1,855 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.88 | 2:53.35 | top 61.9% | 431 / 845 | |
| Clock | 1:11.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 716 / 723 |
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
- 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.
- 24 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bora Bora Barra Summer 2024.
Competitions
- 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.
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Gustavo Dias Dullens — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.