People · Hong Kong, China
Branson Lau (劉朗朗)
3×3 · top 0.53% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025LAUB01
Branson Lau (劉朗朗) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.08, set at Birmingham Spring 2025, puts him in the top 0.53% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Hong Kong, China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2025, he has put 282 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 7.35 in March 2025 to 6.08, a 17% improvement. Branson 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.08 | 7.41 | top 0.53% | 14 / 1,347 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.18 | 10.85 | top 0.59% | 4 / 361 | |
| 4×4 | 25.79 | 33.46 | top 0.93% | 9 / 423 | |
| 5×5 | 50.99 | 56.32 | top 2.0% | 11 / 192 | |
| 6×6 | 1:40.29 | 1:47.41 | top 4.2% | 13 / 87 | |
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 2.90 | top 4.2% | 55 / 855 | |
| 7×7 | 2:42.36 | 2:45.76 | top 6.0% | 14 / 74 |
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
- 30 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Birmingham Spring 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Spring 2025.
- 18 Mar 2025First competition: Glasgow Favourites Evening III 2025. A 7.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Championship 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Birmingham Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Spring 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- VERK IV 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow 3x3 Evening March 2025 · 28 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Favourites Evening III 2025 · 18 Mar 2025
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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 one-handed single — 151 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.