People · United States
Braden Mount
Pyraminx · top 5.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MOUN03
Braden Mount has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Lake Country Fall 2019, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,411th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since April 2018, he has put 483 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.87 in April 2018 to 10.13, a 54% improvement. Braden has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 5.18 | top 5.4% | 1,411 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.13 | 12.07 | top 7.8% | 4,321 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.39 | 6.17 | top 13.7% | 2,122 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 8.17 | 9.49 | top 16.0% | 1,223 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 43.40 | 48.74 | top 16.3% | 2,469 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 5.80 | top 26.5% | 10,457 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.09 | 25.13 | top 29.0% | 3,748 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.54 | 2:01.35 | top 42.3% | 3,436 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.23 | 2:00.66 | top 42.7% | 3,108 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 36.92 | 44.38 | top 61.2% | 4,034 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 6:19.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,227 / 3,184 |
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 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Three Attempts Chicago 2022.
- 28 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022.
- 16 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Wiscube 2018.
- 26 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Clock N' Cats 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Dixon Spring 2018. A 21.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Persevere in De Pere 2026 · 11 Jul 2026
- Door County Cube Challenge 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Naperville Winter B 2022 · 18 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
- Three Attempts Chicago 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Country Fall 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Madison Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Wiscube 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Clock N' Cats 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Three Seconds Snakes 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brian Johnson — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.