People · United States
Brandon Sonoda
3×3 · top 32.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009SONO01
Brandon Sonoda has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.58, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2017, puts him in the top 32.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,188th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2009, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.88 in March 2009 to 17.58, a 56% improvement. Brandon has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 17.58 | 19.91 | top 32.8% | 18,188 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.22 | 50.39 | top 62.7% | 8,860 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.03 | — | top 78.7% | 7,125 / 9,401 |
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
- 20 Oct 2012First sub-30 3×3: 20.33 at Dayton Fall 2012.
- 20 Oct 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at Dayton Fall 2012.
- 20 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at Dayton Fall 2012.
- 28 Mar 2009First competition: Ohio Open 2009. A 39.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Fall 2012 · 20 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2009 · 28 Mar 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.
- Mike Hughey — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nakai Velasquez — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cody Brown — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 8.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.