People · United States
Brandon Steward Jr.
2×2 · top 13.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023JRBR01
Brandon Steward Jr. has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.91, set at Bull City Summer NC 2024, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,203rd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 182 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.79 in March 2023 to 12.97, a 38% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 5.98 | top 13.2% | 5,203 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.97 | 15.77 | top 17.3% | 9,272 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 8.32 | top 20.2% | 5,427 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 12.80 | 15.22 | top 38.8% | 3,076 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.18 | 41.64 | top 47.1% | 6,415 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.76 | 1:24.82 | top 48.6% | 8,116 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.36 | — | top 63.3% | 4,809 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 11.97 | 18.96 | top 65.9% | 12,285 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 3:45.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,378 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 9:23.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,179 / 4,196 |
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
- 24 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 24 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 7 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bull City Summer NC 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.88 at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 4 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2023.
Competitions
- North Carolina Championship 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Bull City Summer NC 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kendeda Kubing A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
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.
- Nathan Smith — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kavin Rajendran — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.