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Brendan McConkey

2×2 · top 26.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MCCO05

Brendan McConkey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.96, set at Megaminx Madness AZ 2026, puts him in the top 26.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,226th in the United States. Across 26 competitions since March 2023, he has put 499 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.94 in March 2023 to 16.67, a 38% improvement. Brendan has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 26.0% of 186,767 all-time
3.96
signature single · Megaminx Madness AZ 2026
499
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 83% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×23.965.28
top 26.0%10,226 / 40,951
Pyraminx7.109.85
top 28.7%7,921 / 28,708
3×316.6722.37
top 29.9%16,453 / 59,724
4×459.081:08.11
top 35.5%5,719 / 19,072
Skewb9.2012.24
top 49.8%8,896 / 18,907
5×52:22.982:40.18
top 62.5%5,398 / 9,401
3×3 Fewest Moves46 moves52.33
early days — 3 solves1,424 / 2,040
Megaminx3:15.69—
top 79.5%6,276 / 7,841
6×65:32.68—
early days — 1 solve3,586 / 4,196
7×78:31.55—
early days — 2 solves2,959 / 3,184
Clock44.09—
early days — 1 solve8,535 / 8,927
3×3 one-handed1:32.26—
early days — 2 solves14,793 / 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

Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023: 26.94Sonoran Side Events 2023: 26.95Prescott Cubing Winter 2024: 24.48Arizona Autumn 2024: 22.82Prescott Winter 2025: 24.88Lopes Up AZ 2025: 19.90Megaminx Madness AZ 2025: 22.75Cubing at the Peak AZ 2025: 23.97Arizona Championship 2025: 22.16El Paso 2025: 22.30Square-1 Showdown AZ 2025: 22.04Bring the Heat AZ 2025: 21.21Bear Down AZ 2025: 19.46Rocky Mountain Championship 2025: 17.70Arizona Favorites 2025: 21.61Frost-Free Favorites AZ 2025: 22.65Arizona Championship 2026: 20.70Lopes Up AZ 2026: 19.64Cube Against Cancer Arizona 2026: 21.11Megaminx Madness AZ 2026: 16.67Prescott Spring 2026: 21.29West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026: 18.44Only Cubes in ABQ 2026: 21.77Bring the Heat AZ 2026: 20.50Rocky Mountain Championship 2026: 18.0116.6726.9519 Mar 202321 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Mia Sponseller — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • TJ Hayward — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
  • Dan Tran — met in 78 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
  • A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.10 away.

Targets move as he improves.