People · United States
Branch Stolpestad
Skewb · top 27.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026STOL01
Branch Stolpestad has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.23, set at Simi Mini B 2026, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,504th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2026, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.41 in February 2026 to 26.28, a 28% improvement. Branch has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.23 | 23.14 | top 27.6% | 4,504 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.02 | 10.25 | top 28.0% | 7,715 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.04 | 7.81 | top 51.3% | 20,906 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 26.28 | 29.84 | top 55.4% | 32,608 / 59,724 |
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
- 19 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.32 at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026First competition: Simi Mini B 2026. A 36.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Simi Mini B 2026 · 8 Feb 2026
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.
- Cary Huang — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kate Grahame — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Lee — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.