People · United States
Brandon Pierel
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018PIER02
Brandon Pierel has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.96, set at Quabbin Summer 2019, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 788th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2018, he has put 290 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.29 in May 2018 to 6.96, a 69% improvement. Brandon has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 6.96 | 9.88 | top 1.3% | 788 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 7.99 | 12.82 | top 3.0% | 221 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 3.53 | 5.16 | top 7.9% | 1,230 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.49 | 1:15.45 | top 9.3% | 727 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.66 | 5.95 | top 11.2% | 2,908 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 39.52 | 43.23 | top 11.6% | 1,712 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.70 | 1:12.93 | top 13.8% | 940 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 3.81 | top 16.3% | 6,382 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:26.17 | — | top 21.7% | 441 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.98 | 28.46 | top 28.7% | 3,708 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 39.67 | early days — 3 solves | 810 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 3:07.38 | 3:21.46 | early days — 3 solves | 1,637 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 14.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,664 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 13:11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 373 / 731 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:18.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 440 |
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
- 15 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Constitution State Winter 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Quabbin Summer 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Quabbin Summer 2019.
- 18 May 2019Six personal bests in one day at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Six personal bests in one day at Boston University Winter 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.75 at Quinnipiac 2018.
Competitions
- Constitution State Winter 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- STMHS Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Boston University Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Quinnipiac 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BU Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018
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 Quinn — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Derek White — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Daniel Gutierrez — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.