People · United States
Brandon Rainey
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016RAIN01
Brandon Rainey has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.85, set at Mountain View Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,876th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2016, he has put 196 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.81 in June 2016 to 9.85, a 63% improvement. Brandon has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.85 | 12.44 | top 7.0% | 3,876 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.31 | top 8.3% | 3,280 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.10 | 9.74 | top 18.9% | 3,008 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 45.87 | 52.17 | top 19.4% | 2,946 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.12 | 1:53.42 | top 39.3% | 3,154 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.77 | 10.89 | top 51.2% | 14,884 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.78 | 42.95 | top 56.9% | 7,914 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 47.74 | 1:22.24 | top 73.9% | 4,871 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 5:21.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,480 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:39.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,731 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 4:31.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,547 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 47.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,650 / 8,927 |
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 2017Five personal bests in one day at Michigan 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Mountain View Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Mountain View Open 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at TJHSST Fall 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
Competitions
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mountain View Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Fall Late Night 2016 · 8 Oct 2016
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Raymond Goslow — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.