People · United States
Brandon Stephens
2×2 · top 14.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018STEP01
Brandon Stephens has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,646th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since January 2018, he has put 373 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.82 in January 2018 to 12.27, a 44% improvement. Brandon has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.99 | 6.05 | top 14.2% | 5,646 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.27 | 14.76 | top 14.9% | 8,071 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 46.48 | 51.23 | top 20.2% | 3,103 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.06 | 8.09 | top 20.5% | 5,592 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 5.41 | 8.10 | top 21.3% | 3,446 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.57 | 1:32.17 | top 22.2% | 1,737 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.24 | 2:56.54 | top 34.2% | 1,248 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.16 | 32.22 | top 34.7% | 4,639 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.43 | 1:56.84 | top 36.2% | 2,637 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:19.05 | 4:31.36 | top 37.4% | 1,061 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 19.85 | 23.42 | top 64.2% | 5,622 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 53.22 | 1:29.64 | top 79.0% | 5,317 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 69 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,034 / 2,059 |
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
- 13 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Tar Heel Tango 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cobb Cubes Again 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.14 at NovaCube 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at NovaCube 2018.
Competitions
- Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019
- Lowcountry Cubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Tar Heel Tango 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes Again 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Carolina Cubers United 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wolfpack Winter 2018 · 21 Jan 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.
- Zachary Ochs — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 74 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.