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Braden Barber
3×3 · top 18.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026BARB11
Braden Barber has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.24, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,785th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 54 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.99 in April 2026 to 13.24, a 30% improvement. Braden has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.24 | 18.39 | top 18.3% | 9,785 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.71 | 8.70 | top 47.8% | 19,332 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.48 | 1:26.54 | top 57.1% | 9,845 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.80 | 46.07 | top 65.0% | 9,222 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.74 | 14.67 | top 65.6% | 19,375 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,302 / 9,401 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at SPAMTown IV MN 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: St. Ansgar 2026. A 23.59 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.99 at St. Ansgar 2026.
Competitions
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Ansgar 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ayaan Mimar Jamali — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.