People · United States
Brandon Manke
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018MANK04
Brandon Manke has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,720th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 228 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.35 in August 2018 to 8.14, a 50% improvement. Brandon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.14 | 10.32 | top 3.0% | 1,720 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.03 | 23.25 | top 10.3% | 1,365 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.84 | 7.29 | top 12.2% | 3,179 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 40.80 | 43.98 | top 13.0% | 1,939 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 14.68 | 28.45 | top 15.7% | 1,057 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.67 | top 16.0% | 6,261 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.45 | 1:23.29 | top 18.3% | 1,243 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 5.68 | 9.25 | top 23.3% | 3,740 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.50 | 1:35.09 | top 26.8% | 2,092 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:48.55 | — | top 29.5% | 605 / 2,092 |
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 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019.
- 9 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.83 at Michigan 2019.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Timothy Townley — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.