People · United States
Brandon Chou
2×2 · top 11.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025CHOU08
Brandon Chou has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.70, set at Berkeley Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,393rd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since September 2025, he has put 159 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.15 in September 2025 to 11.29, a 51% improvement. Brandon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 4.46 | top 11.0% | 4,393 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 12.50 | top 11.5% | 6,249 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.36 | 23.89 | top 24.2% | 3,149 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 11.12 | 12.09 | top 30.5% | 2,447 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 8.98 | 17.45 | top 48.4% | 8,722 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.98 | — | top 55.1% | 9,556 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.50 | — | top 65.5% | 5,122 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.11 | 15.49 | top 73.5% | 22,149 / 29,168 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Favorites 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.03 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025.
- 2 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.39 at Cool Down Berkeley 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025First competition: San Ramon Fall 2025. A 23.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Favorites 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- San Ramon Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025
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.
- Matthew Ketroser — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zerui Cheng (程泽睿) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chris Martin — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.