People · United States
Branden Jones
3×3 · top 12.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016JONE11
Branden Jones has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.44, set at Utah Ice Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,536th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2016, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.43 in September 2016 to 11.44, a 30% improvement. Branden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.44 | 13.45 | top 12.0% | 6,536 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.24 | top 15.0% | 5,968 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.59 | 1:32.77 | top 25.5% | 2,011 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 6.54 | 10.32 | top 30.1% | 5,018 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.93 | 1:11.86 | top 37.6% | 6,140 / 19,354 |
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
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.40 at Utah Cubing for Charity 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Utah Fall Championship 2016. A 16.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing for Charity 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Fall Championship 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Isaac Myers — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brock Burgi — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Damian Wilding — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.