People · Australia
Brandon Yan
Pyraminx · top 26.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016YANB02
Brandon Yan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.77, set at Australian Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 26.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,319th in Australia. Across 6 competitions since May 2016, he has put 146 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.52 in May 2016 to 16.09, a 51% improvement. Brandon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.77 | 8.50 | top 26.0% | 1,319 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 16.09 | 20.31 | top 28.1% | 2,603 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 4.99 | top 30.2% | 2,346 / 8,567 | |
| Square-1 | 27.26 | 33.27 | top 44.0% | 425 / 899 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 11.44 | top 44.3% | 1,377 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.07 | 39.13 | top 49.1% | 1,141 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.72 | 1:28.05 | top 50.4% | 1,365 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.11 | 2:12.85 | top 54.3% | 744 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 679 / 1,277 | |
| Clock | 22.90 | 25.85 | top 72.3% | 784 / 1,095 | |
| 7×7 | 6:35.33 | 6:59.89 | early days — 3 solves | 371 / 523 | |
| 6×6 | 4:35.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 485 / 641 |
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
- 17 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.09 at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 17 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 24 Sep 2016Five personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-30 3×3: 23.63 at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 8 May 2016First competition: Sydney Autumn 2016. A 32.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Big Cubes Day 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
- Odd Day in Sydney 2018 · 11 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Canberra Spring 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2016 · 8 May 2016
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.
- Caleb Clark — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Felix Kiera — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Andrew Pines — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.