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Braden Chavez
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023CHAV05
Braden Chavez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Arizona Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,928th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2023, he has put 187 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.39 in March 2023 to 9.16, a 50% improvement. Braden has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.16 | 15.07 | top 5.2% | 2,928 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.45 | top 6.2% | 2,477 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.89 | 10.21 | top 19.2% | 5,110 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.21 | 1:23.37 | top 42.0% | 6,892 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.23 | 15.06 | top 50.0% | 8,941 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.48 | 39.52 | top 56.3% | 7,827 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.49 | — | top 77.2% | 6,955 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:03.29 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,757 / 6,743 |
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 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Arizona Championship 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2026.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at Bring the Heat AZ 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bring the Heat AZ 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Never Stop Turning AZ 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First competition: Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. A 18.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arizona Championship 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Arizona Mini 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- Arizona Championship 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Arizona Favorites 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sonoran Side Events 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bring the Heat AZ 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Never Stop Turning AZ 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 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.
- Jeremy Bulambot — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mia Sponseller — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Tran — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.