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Braxton Bryan Townsend
3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019TOWN02
Braxton Bryan Townsend has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.72, set at Edneyville Spring 2022, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,663rd in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2019, he has put 66 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.20 in September 2019 to 9.72, a 47% improvement. Braxton has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.72 | 11.22 | top 6.7% | 3,663 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.50 | 46.19 | top 17.7% | 2,678 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.80 | 1:30.35 | top 21.4% | 1,657 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.89 | 3:36.57 | early days — 3 solves | 1,622 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 6.40 | 8.64 | top 55.0% | 22,477 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 5:18.47 | 5:39.15 | early days — 3 solves | 1,670 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:37.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,738 / 2,092 |
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
- 10 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Edneyville Spring 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Edneyville Spring 2022.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at Charlotte Winter 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Charlotte Winter 2020.
- 28 Sep 2019First competition: GA Cubers Sunset 2019. A 18.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edneyville Spring 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Charlotte Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Sunset 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
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.
- Raymond Goslow — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.