People · United States
Brayden Gilland
Pyraminx · top 3.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017GILL04
Brayden Gilland has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.79, set at Washtenaw Qualifier 2023, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 811th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since August 2017, he has put 600 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.90 in August 2017 to 8.33, a 75% improvement. Brayden has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.79 | 4.92 | top 3.0% | 811 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 8.33 | 10.70 | top 3.4% | 1,960 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 31.48 | 39.96 | top 3.8% | 619 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.15 | top 12.6% | 1,982 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.16 | 1:19.13 | top 14.8% | 1,153 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 3.90 | top 15.8% | 6,283 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.30 | 23.34 | top 24.1% | 3,124 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 9.97 | 13.50 | top 24.8% | 1,950 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.28 | 3:04.04 | top 39.8% | 1,474 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 26.10 | 36.24 | top 41.8% | 2,753 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 4:45.98 | 4:59.22 | top 46.5% | 1,374 / 3,236 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.21 | — | top 65.8% | 5,146 / 8,026 |
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
- 27 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Qualifier 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Winter 2023.
- 4 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 1 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Ohio State Expo Open 2022.
- 1 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Ohio State Expo Open 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
Competitions
- Copper Country Comeback 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Grand Rapids Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lincoln Library Cubing 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio State Expo Open 2022 · 1 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
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.
- Stanley Chapel — met in 94 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Pavelich — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 76 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.