People · United States
Brayden Zhang
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022ZHAN13
Brayden Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.54, set at Middleboro Cubikon 2023, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 920th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2022, he has put 298 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.43 in May 2022 to 8.43, a 19% improvement. Brayden has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.54 | 3.57 | top 2.3% | 920 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.43 | 9.62 | top 3.6% | 2,034 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.71 | 7.11 | top 6.3% | 1,618 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 41.72 | 51.34 | top 14.2% | 2,106 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.48 | 25.24 | top 24.5% | 3,159 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 13.11 | 15.28 | top 40.1% | 3,184 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.26 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,695 / 9,401 |
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
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Middleboro Cubikon 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Pretzel Mania 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022Ten personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2022.
- 7 May 2022First competition: Princeton Spring 2022. A 11.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newark Academy Spring 2024 · 2 Jun 2024
- Spring into Summit 2024 · 4 May 2024
- GCU Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wilmington Warmup 2023 · 3 Jun 2023
- Middleboro Cubikon 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New York New Year 2023 · 31 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 10 personal bests set
- Princeton Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Shaun Mack — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zach Ridall — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Carson Widjaja — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.