People · United States
Brendan Grogan
3×3 · top 41.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011GROG01
Brendan Grogan has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.66, set at Antelope Valley Fall 2013, puts him in the top 41.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23,860th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2011, he has put 39 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.53 in November 2011 to 20.66, a 42% improvement. Brendan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 20.66 | 24.65 | top 41.8% | 23,860 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.29 | 10.89 | top 62.7% | 25,819 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:11.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,490 / 15,683 |
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 Feb 2012First sub-30 3×3: 25.16 at Caltech Winter 2012.
- 19 Nov 2011First competition: Caltech Fall 2011. A 35.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Alliance for Education 2015 · 13 Jun 2015
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Chiu — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Young — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.