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Brandon Kane
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024KANE05
Brandon Kane has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.38, set at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,087th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 142 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.17 in June 2024 to 7.38, a 39% 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 | 7.38 | 10.44 | top 1.8% | 1,087 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 3.70 | top 4.1% | 1,623 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.69 | 6.95 | top 15.8% | 2,491 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.49 | 7.40 | top 16.4% | 4,345 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 46.89 | 57.31 | top 20.7% | 3,141 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.07 | 2:11.91 | top 36.9% | 2,944 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.61 | 41.83 | top 58.4% | 8,141 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:35.96 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,307 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 6:15.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,190 / 3,184 |
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
- 11 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Clemson Cube Catastrophe 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Clemson Cube Catastrophe 2025.
- 28 Jun 2024First competition: CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024. A 12.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving in Savannah 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Clemson Cube Catastrophe 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Quinn Anderson — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Daniel Mullen — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Justin Barker — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.