People · United States
Brandon Diaz
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016DIAZ20
Brandon Diaz has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.49, set at Think In Fink Fall 2022, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,373rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2016, he has put 126 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.49 in November 2016 to 9.49, a 72% improvement. Brandon has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.49 | 11.54 | top 6.1% | 3,373 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.59 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.54 | 9.66 | top 32.4% | 9,072 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.16 | 10.26 | top 42.5% | 7,427 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.16 | 1:22.23 | top 51.8% | 8,743 / 19,072 |
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 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Think In Fink Fall 2022.
- 2 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.61 at Slow N Steady Summer 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.17 at Severna Park Summer 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.71 at Rockville Winter 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: TJHSST Fall 2016. A 34.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- East Berlin Favorites PA 2024 · 29 Sep 2024
- Think In Fink Fall 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Will Callan — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Gou — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.