People · Netherlands
Sabri Benchagra
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BENC01
Sabri Benchagra has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.69, set at Back in Ermelo 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2024, he has put 491 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.84 in November 2024 to 7.69, a 40% improvement. Sabri has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.69 | 10.00 | top 2.3% | 67 / 2,318 | |
| Clock | 4.13 | 5.52 | top 2.6% | 12 / 479 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 3.62 | top 4.5% | 101 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 34.41 | 38.58 | top 6.3% | 48 / 1,009 | |
| Square-1 | 11.05 | 15.42 | top 8.1% | 27 / 407 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 59.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9 / 134 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.64 | 19.59 | top 16.9% | 105 / 737 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.20 | 1:26.72 | top 20.2% | 105 / 542 | |
| Skewb | 5.70 | 13.40 | top 23.5% | 259 / 968 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 9.15 | top 24.1% | 432 / 1,296 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.08 | 2:54.12 | early days — 3 solves | 54 / 208 | |
| 7×7 | 3:50.51 | 4:02.82 | early days — 3 solves | 40 / 171 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.05 | 1:57.27 | top 29.6% | 127 / 417 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Back in Ermelo 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rotterdam Big 'n Brain 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Classic Cubing Capelle 2026.
- 5 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.89 at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 5 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rotterdam Big 'n Brain 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in Oud IJsselmuiden 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024
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.
- Pablito Poye — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stijn de Gooijer — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-4 Clock single — 754 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.