People · United States
Archie Braendlein
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BRAE01
Archie Braendlein has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.67, set at North Sound Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,610th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2023, he has put 275 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.67 in September 2023 to 9.67, a 42% improvement. Archie 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.67 | 11.39 | top 6.6% | 3,610 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 3.37 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 5.53 | top 9.8% | 1,497 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.73 | 6.83 | top 11.6% | 3,003 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 40.51 | 44.89 | top 12.7% | 1,870 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.04 | 20.45 | top 15.2% | 1,963 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.85 | 1:26.38 | top 16.0% | 1,236 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 8.57 | 8.94 | top 17.8% | 1,364 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 18.03 | 25.75 | top 23.4% | 1,552 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.43 | 1:46.35 | top 30.3% | 2,125 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.22 | 2:59.37 | early days — 3 solves | 1,245 / 4,196 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lakewood Spring 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at North Sound Spring 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Seattle Cube Cascade UW 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Tacoma Summer 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tacoma Summer 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Lakewood Newcomers 2024.
Competitions
- Lakewood Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- North Sound Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Seattle Cube Cascade UW 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Lakewood Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lakewood Fall 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tacoma Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lakewood Newcomers 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Kenmore Mini C 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
- Lakewood Fall 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Kent Summer 2023 · 9 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.
- Vikram Haldar — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
- Saharsh Sai Vontela — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ishaan Bansal — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.