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Brendan Robinson

2×2 · top 6.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016ROBI05

Brendan Robinson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Gem State Sprint 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,720th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 44 competitions since July 2016, he has put 1,511 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.53 in July 2016 to 11.52, a 60% improvement. Brendan has entered 44 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 6.9% of 186,767 all-time
2.28
signature single · Gem State Sprint 2026
1,511
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 64% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×22.284.96
top 6.9%2,720 / 40,951
Skewb3.977.75
top 10.7%1,647 / 18,907
Pyraminx4.847.72
top 12.2%3,179 / 28,708
3×311.5214.43
top 12.2%6,581 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed19.1122.97
top 18.1%2,333 / 15,683
4×446.2456.35
top 19.8%3,015 / 19,072
Square-118.3225.36
top 24.1%1,591 / 6,743
Clock10.2111.39
top 26.2%2,015 / 8,927
5×51:45.052:02.97
top 39.2%3,147 / 9,401
6×63:24.063:48.16
top 52.4%1,968 / 4,196
Megaminx2:18.412:23.00
top 55.5%4,168 / 7,841
7×76:21.757:16.05
top 72.6%2,247 / 3,184
3×3 Fewest Moves49 moves
early days — 3 solves1,575 / 2,040

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

Idaho Speedcubing 2016: 28.53Rexburg Cubing Open 2016: 24.08Utah Cubing for Charity 2017: 22.34Utah Megacomp II 2017: 18.33Utah Speedcube Speedoff 2017: 16.82Second Annual Rexburg Open 2017: 14.57Utah Winter Open 2018: 14.57Idaho Summer Open 2018: 12.90Potato Open 2018: 12.00CubingUSA Nationals 2018: 13.08Idaho Spudcubing 2018: 15.02Idaho Megacomp 2019: 12.88Idaho Summer B 2021: 14.87Burley Summer 2023: 12.61Spooky Solving Idaho 2023: 13.11Idaho Spring Speedcubing Spectacular 2024: 12.86Burley Summer 2024: 11.76Big n Skewb Boise 2024: 11.88CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024: 12.68Back to School Utah 2024: 11.52Utah Cubing with Culture 2024: 14.45Snake River Speedsolving 2024: 13.52Idaho Championship 2024: 13.58Utah Ice Cubing 2025: 12.39Southwest Idaho Newcomers 2025: 13.91Utah Puzzling for Awareness IV 2025: 13.02Rexburg Rumble 2025: 14.00Spring Bozeman 2025: 13.57Burley Summer 2025: 14.57Utah Speedcubing Pride 2025: 12.54Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 13.22Boise One-Handed Blitz 2025: 13.67West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025: 12.54Idaho Championship 2025: 14.92Utah Championship 2025: 14.44Utah Snowball Bash 2025: 12.10Gem State Sprint 2026: 12.86Pocatello Potato Palooza 2026: 13.53Meridian Marathon 2026: 15.63Utah Cubing Classic 2026: 12.30Gem State Side Events Idaho 2026: 14.87Rocky Mountain Championship 2026: 13.0211.5228.539 Jul 201621 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.

  • Damian Wilding — met in 289 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
  • Cade Beck — met in 209 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
  • Isaac Myers — met in 176 rounds, finished ahead 5 times

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
  • A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.97 away.

Targets move as he improves.