People · United States
Brendan Blackwell
3×3 · top 22.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2007 · 2007BLAC01
Brendan Blackwell has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.41, set at Berkeley Summer 2010, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,112th in the United States. Across 13 competitions since April 2007, he has put 216 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.45 in April 2007 to 14.41, a 57% improvement. Brendan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 14.41 | 17.86 | top 22.4% | 12,112 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.25 | 1:39.41 | top 27.1% | 1,868 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:44.03 | 3:22.52 | top 47.8% | 1,027 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.18 | 38.85 | top 53.8% | 7,444 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.53 | 2:52.15 | top 62.8% | 5,428 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 53.56 | 1:06.10 | early days — 3 solves | 5,259 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 10:38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 686 / 731 |
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
- 11 Jul 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Berkeley Summer 2010.
- 25 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2010.
- 14 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 27 Jun 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at Berkeley Summer competition 2009.
- 17 Nov 2007First sub-30 3×3: 21.46 at Berkeley Fall competition 2007.
- 14 Apr 2007First competition: Berkeley Spring competition 2007. A 33.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2010 · 24 Oct 2010
- Berkeley Summer 2010 · 11 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007
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.
- Nick Young — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 28.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.