People · United States
Brayson Holmes
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018HOLM07
Brayson Holmes has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at Bobcat Battle Fall 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,455th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2018, he has put 160 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.35 in April 2018 to 8.80, a 70% improvement. Brayson has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.80 | 11.14 | top 4.4% | 2,455 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 3.75 | top 12.9% | 5,060 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.51 | 22.24 | top 19.2% | 2,470 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 58.44 | 1:04.28 | top 34.8% | 5,599 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.83 | 11.15 | top 43.4% | 12,420 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 3:46.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,413 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 44.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,875 / 18,907 |
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
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.80 at Bobcat Battle Fall 2023.
- 21 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bobcat Battle Fall 2023.
- 1 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Las Vegas Spring 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Las Vegas Spring 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at AZCubing Open 2018.
Competitions
- Bobcat Battle Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Las Vegas Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Southern Utah Fall Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- Thanks for the InFive 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Spring Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
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.
- Adam Walker — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Riley Workman — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lake Iverson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.