People · United States
Brandon Howard
3×3 · top 10.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019HOWA01
Brandon Howard has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.12, set at Lewis Center Side Events 2026, puts him in the top 10.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,875th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2019, he has put 54 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.84 in February 2019 to 11.12, a 67% improvement. Brandon has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.12 | 14.13 | top 10.9% | 5,875 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 54.11 | 1:00.45 | top 29.7% | 4,647 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.02 | 13.46 | top 45.0% | 12,956 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.17 | 41.70 | top 49.3% | 6,766 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 7.01 | 14.41 | top 60.5% | 24,830 / 40,951 |
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 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Swoop in Again Oxford 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-30 3×3: 13.76 at Bulldog Winter 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.76 at Bulldog Winter 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Bulldog Winter 2023.
- 16 Feb 2019First competition: Derby City Open 2019. A 33.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lewis Center Side Events 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulldog Winter 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Derby City Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Trevor Coppess — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 4.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.