People · United States
Brendan Simoens
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017SIMO03
Brendan Simoens has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,093rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2017, he has put 445 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.60 in March 2017 to 14.56, a 52% improvement. Brendan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.37 | 5.37 | top 7.7% | 3,093 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.75 | 8.26 | top 9.3% | 1,450 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.35 | 8.89 | top 22.7% | 6,205 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.56 | 16.52 | top 23.0% | 12,655 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 50.41 | 57.53 | top 25.4% | 3,932 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 10.22 | 13.49 | top 26.1% | 2,063 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 21.06 | 27.73 | top 30.4% | 1,998 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.80 | 1:51.40 | top 36.8% | 2,965 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.76 | 2:02.11 | top 38.7% | 2,842 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.77 | — | top 39.0% | 832 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.59 | 31.79 | top 40.9% | 5,549 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,117 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 3:23.66 | 3:31.26 | top 52.2% | 1,990 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:43.37 | 6:08.84 | top 63.7% | 1,949 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 10:29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 490 / 740 |
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
- 16 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024Nine personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 31 Mar 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.23 at BarbeCubing 2018.
Competitions
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Missouri Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023 · 31 Mar 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Springfield Winter Open 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- BarbeCubing 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Winter 2017 · 4 Mar 2017
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.
- Shawn Leonhardt — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 60 times · head to head
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary Johnson — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.