People · Hong Kong, China
Brandon Tam
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023YUIT01
Brandon Tam has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.64, set at Stevenage April 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in Hong Kong, China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2023, he has put 414 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.45 in March 2023 to 9.72, a 33% improvement. Brandon has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.64 | 4.24 | top 2.8% | 44 / 880 | |
| 3×3 | 9.72 | 12.86 | top 6.7% | 186 / 1,424 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 9.15 | top 18.8% | 117 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 5.86 | 11.35 | top 24.7% | 103 / 293 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.18 | 28.54 | top 32.1% | 199 / 384 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.24 | 1:20.77 | top 46.2% | 278 / 447 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.34 | 2:12.85 | top 50.8% | 133 / 196 | |
| Clock | 19.63 | 22.24 | top 63.6% | 131 / 159 |
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
- 9 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Stevenage May 2026.
- 9 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2024.
- 4 Mar 2023First competition: Hong Kong Cube Day 2023. A 14.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Stevenage Beginners September A 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 · 4 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.
- Harry Allen — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead once
- Max Tully — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Bo Forsell — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.