People · United States
Brandon Michael Kszywonos
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KSZY01
Brandon Michael Kszywonos has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.61, set at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,276th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since June 2022, he has put 377 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.83 in June 2022 to 7.61, a 41% improvement. Brandon has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.61 | 10.07 | top 2.1% | 1,276 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.92 | 3.00 | top 4.2% | 1,685 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.49 | 18.26 | top 7.1% | 948 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 11.46 | 13.56 | top 8.8% | 627 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 40.55 | 48.88 | top 12.7% | 1,878 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.51 | 1:25.52 | top 18.7% | 1,457 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.38 | 17.85 | top 22.9% | 6,176 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 9.57 | 24.73 | top 23.0% | 1,763 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 41.33 | early days — 3 solves | 738 / 2,040 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 9.46 | top 38.9% | 6,678 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:00.87 | 3:13.23 | top 41.5% | 1,524 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.48 | 5:27.86 | top 49.9% | 1,449 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:07.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,924 / 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
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
- 27 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 7.94 at Michigan Mini 10 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Imagination Station A 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: Blue Water Bridge Open 2022. A 13.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 23 2024 · 23 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Newcomers 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 11 2023 · 11 Dec 2023
- Michigan Mini 10 2023 · 27 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 7 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Imagination Station A 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 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 56 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Justin Sui — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Hunter Mackler — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.