People · United States
Brendan Flynn
2×2 · top 5.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023FLYN04
Brendan Flynn has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at DeNxNver 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,105th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2023, he has put 286 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.79 in October 2023 to 10.00, a 37% improvement. Brendan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.08 | 3.67 | top 5.3% | 2,105 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 34.27 | 44.22 | top 6.1% | 939 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.75 | 9.37 | top 6.5% | 1,667 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.00 | 11.36 | top 7.4% | 4,099 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.58 | 1:22.79 | top 13.5% | 1,034 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.67 | 23.16 | top 14.2% | 1,850 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.51 | 1:27.66 | top 19.6% | 1,340 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 5.60 | 7.12 | top 22.7% | 3,627 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 10.41 | 12.69 | top 27.1% | 2,083 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 19.76 | 28.04 | top 27.5% | 1,808 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.76 | 3:01.69 | top 36.5% | 1,313 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:51.49 | 4:58.63 | top 48.1% | 1,397 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:37.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,020 / 2,092 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at DeNxNver 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Oredigger Fall CO 2025.
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at DeNxNver 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Happy Holidays Colorado 2023.
- 2 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Colorado Cold Hands Showdown 2023.
- 10 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.89 at Virginia Championship 2023.
Competitions
- DeNxNver 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Oredigger Fall CO 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- DeNxNver 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Happy Holidays Colorado 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Colorado Cold Hands Showdown 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 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.
- Evan Wilson — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Preston Hoing — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.