People · United States
Brandon Samarin Jr.
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019JRBR01
Brandon Samarin Jr. has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,894th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2019, he has put 73 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.98 in September 2019 to 2.31, a 54% improvement. Brandon has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.16 | top 7.2% | 2,894 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 13.62 | 15.95 | top 19.7% | 10,755 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.05 | 8.35 | top 28.3% | 7,909 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 54.93 | 1:12.73 | top 30.8% | 4,911 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 10.00 | 12.91 | top 55.0% | 10,126 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 49.21 | — | top 75.5% | 5,050 / 6,846 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020.
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Kent Fall 2019.
- 16 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kent Fall 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019First competition: Cuyahoga Cubing 2019. A 21.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021 · 18 Dec 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Kent Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cuyahoga Cubing 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
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.
- Stephen Griggs — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dylan Cossin — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.