People · United States
Brendan Hill
2×2 · top 7.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015HILL05
Brendan Hill has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.33, set at Melrose Spring 2015, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,956th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2015, he has put 143 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.69 in April 2015 to 12.17, a 38% 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 | 2.33 | 4.13 | top 7.4% | 2,956 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.80 | 6.38 | top 9.6% | 1,492 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 12.17 | 13.31 | top 14.6% | 7,890 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.64 | 7.00 | top 17.4% | 4,691 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 47.70 | 53.86 | top 21.8% | 3,350 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 20.58 | 31.63 | top 29.3% | 1,930 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.66 | 31.49 | top 36.1% | 4,827 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,374 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 5:26.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,774 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 36.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,349 / 9,172 |
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
- 9 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Warm-Up 2026.
- 9 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at Weston Fall 2017.
- 30 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Melrose Spring 2015.
- 11 Apr 2015First competition: Lexington Spring 2015. A 19.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manhattan Mini PM 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Mid-Atlantic Warm-Up 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Weston Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Spring 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Spring 2015 · 11 Apr 2015
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.
- Parker Trager — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Evan Sherman — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nicholas Trofimov — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.