People · United States
Braden McDonough
3×3 blindfolded · top 5.7% of 12,178 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018MCDO03
Braden McDonough has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 35.67, set at GAN Southern Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in the United States. Until February 2010, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2018, he has put 230 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.04 in February 2018 to 12.87, a 56% 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 blindfolded | 35.67 | 42.32 | top 5.7% | 111 / 2,092 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 9.38 | top 6.8% | 1,736 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.16 | top 14.1% | 5,541 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.87 | 14.87 | top 17.0% | 9,086 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 4:39.45 | — | top 19.5% | 74 / 440 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 12 of 15 cubes · 56:19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 148 / 731 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.60 | 1:33.86 | top 21.5% | 1,483 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 6.01 | 10.03 | top 25.8% | 4,199 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.05 | 41.82 | top 26.2% | 3,379 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.42 | 1:04.61 | top 36.9% | 5,951 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.92 | 2:01.22 | top 45.9% | 3,792 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.87 | 3:31.82 | top 48.4% | 1,814 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,101 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 16.88 | 18.91 | top 55.1% | 4,568 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 5:48.19 | 6:19.65 | top 64.7% | 1,946 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 45.99 | 54.19 | top 72.2% | 4,742 / 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
- 11 Jun 2026Eight personal bests in one day at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 12.87 at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.87 at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 11 Feb 2018First competition: Odd Cubing Day 2018. A 29.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Texoma Twist-Off Tuesday 2026 · 19 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Weeknights 3 2026 · 13 May 2026
- DFW Quiet Qualifier 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Turning in Texas 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
- Longhorn Spring 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Cubing Day 2018 · 11 Feb 2018
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Cowan — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 5.67 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.