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Brendan Ryan
Skewb · top 11.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023RYAN02
Brendan Ryan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.11, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,807th in the United States. Across 16 competitions since February 2023, he has put 426 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.36 in February 2023 to 13.32, a 49% improvement. Brendan has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.11 | 9.48 | top 11.6% | 1,807 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 4.26 | top 15.2% | 5,943 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 7.74 | top 16.9% | 4,498 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.32 | 15.24 | top 18.6% | 9,956 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 11.19 | 11.89 | top 31.0% | 2,429 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.90 | 38.49 | top 55.2% | 7,656 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,633 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 54.74 | 1:03.51 | top 80.1% | 5,338 / 6,743 |
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
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at MoCo Cubing Winter 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.08 at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Carson 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
- MoCo Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
- Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
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.
- Siddharth Suresh — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zayn Khanani — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.