People · United States
Brandon Rathbun
3×3 · top 23.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009RATH02
Brandon Rathbun has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.81, set at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010, puts him in the top 23.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,896th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since August 2009, he has put 180 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.18 in August 2009 to 14.81, a 60% improvement. Brandon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 14.81 | 19.36 | top 23.8% | 12,896 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 5.92 | top 24.3% | 9,537 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.96 | 13.95 | top 27.5% | 7,563 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.63 | 2:38.99 | top 58.2% | 4,370 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.55 | 1:39.67 | top 65.5% | 11,575 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.77 | 58.03 | top 70.2% | 10,086 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.16 | 3:17.80 | top 76.8% | 6,891 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 30.43 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,545 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 5:47.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,685 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 9:29.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,097 / 3,184 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 29 May 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at Captain's Cove competition 2010.
- 29 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Captain's Cove competition 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009First sub-30 3×3: 24.72 at MIT Fall 2009.
- 14 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2009.
Competitions
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2010 · 29 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2010 · 6 Mar 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Brown Cubing Day 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Connecticut Summer Competition 2009 · 1 Aug 2009
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kian Barry — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.81 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.