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Brandon Lugtu
3×3 · top 0.53% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012LUGT01
Brandon Lugtu has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.07, set at Davis Fall 2025, puts him in the top 0.53% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in the United States. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 40 competitions since February 2012, he has put 1,399 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.43 in February 2012 to 6.07, an 80% improvement. Brandon has entered 40 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 6.07 | 7.96 | top 0.53% | 356 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 27.01 | 32.07 | top 1.4% | 234 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 53.46 | 57.05 | top 2.8% | 228 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 2.89 | top 3.7% | 1,444 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 48.69 | 50.48 | top 4.5% | 322 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.35 | 15.27 | top 5.0% | 703 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.47 | 6.27 | top 14.2% | 2,223 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 7.94 | 10.16 | top 15.0% | 1,143 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 3:15.84 | 3:23.24 | top 15.0% | 418 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:09.89 | 2:15.69 | top 15.3% | 547 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 7.89 | top 17.9% | 4,735 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 35.67 | early days — 3 solves | 446 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:23.47 | — | top 20.8% | 423 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 23.64 | 30.71 | top 36.1% | 2,349 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 11:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 487 / 731 |
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
- 5 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Claws Up Final Touchdown 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 14 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 12 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 11.01 at Berkeley Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Davis Spring Sunset 2026 · 1 May 2026
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
- Davis Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXI 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Summer 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: Berkeley 2025 · 25 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XX 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rock-Cube-Lin Qualifier 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Yuba City Spring 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Weeknight February 2025 · 7 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIX 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rocklin Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Fall 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Claws Up Final Touchdown 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Davis Winter 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Folsom Winter 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Claws Up Winter 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 50 - Berkeley 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 · 3 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Stanford Spring 2012 · 6 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2012 · 26 Feb 2012
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 224 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 211 rounds, finished ahead 78 times
- Sebastian Stone — met in 165 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 2.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.