People · United States
Brayden Lee Jones
2×2 · top 9.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022JONE13
Brayden Lee Jones has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at BeCubed Summer 2022, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,865th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 114 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.57 in August 2022 to 13.12, a 25% improvement. Brayden has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 5.07 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.12 | 14.98 | top 17.8% | 9,559 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.13 | 10.35 | top 37.3% | 10,598 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.11 | 37.73 | top 53.6% | 7,422 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 13.30 | 18.91 | top 72.0% | 13,589 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,771 / 2,040 |
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
- 20 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: BeCubed Summer 2022. A 17.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spring Madness Colorado 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- Ski Valley Solving 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- BeCubed Summer 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
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.
- Estevan Lujan — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kian Cline — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raymos Castillo — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.