People · Netherlands
Sabri Benchagra
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 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 7.90, set at Classic Cubing Capelle 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2024, he has put 429 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.84 in November 2024 to 7.90, a 38% improvement. Sabri has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.90 | 10.00 | top 2.6% | 75 / 2,294 | |
| Clock | 4.29 | 6.47 | top 2.9% | 12 / 466 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 3.62 | top 4.4% | 100 / 1,665 | |
| Square-1 | 11.05 | 15.42 | top 8.1% | 27 / 407 | |
| 4×4 | 36.68 | 42.39 | top 8.3% | 71 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 59.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9 / 132 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.20 | 1:26.72 | top 20.0% | 103 / 532 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.16 | 24.86 | top 20.9% | 130 / 726 | |
| Skewb | 5.70 | 13.40 | top 23.4% | 257 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 9.15 | top 24.1% | 428 / 1,283 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.08 | 2:54.12 | early days — 3 solves | 53 / 205 | |
| 7×7 | 3:50.51 | 4:02.82 | early days — 3 solves | 37 / 169 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.05 | 1:57.27 | top 29.5% | 126 / 414 |
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
- 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.
- 28 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
Competitions
- 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 86 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Vincent Chan — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hugo Goudriaan — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-4 Clock single — 741 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.