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Brendon Hemsley
5×5 · top 11.3% of 40,792 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008HEMS01
Brendon Hemsley has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:09.54, set at Foothills Fright 2018, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 134th in Canada. Across 16 competitions since November 2008, he has put 284 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in November 2008 to 13.18, a 30% improvement. Brendon 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:09.54 | 1:16.28 | top 11.3% | 134 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 | 13.18 | 15.88 | top 18.1% | 1,706 / 10,392 | |
| 7×7 | 3:25.59 | 3:38.84 | top 18.3% | 68 / 503 | |
| 4×4 | 52.86 | 59.43 | top 28.2% | 727 / 3,118 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.46 | 2:50.19 | top 29.4% | 150 / 665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.58 | 43.22 | top 52.4% | 1,220 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 4:36.58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,265 / 1,375 |
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
- 5 Dec 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 5 Dec 2009Four personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009Three personal bests in one day at Motor City Open 2009.
- 7 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Winter 2009.
- 1 Nov 2008First competition: Toronto Open Fall 2008. A 21.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 1 Nov 2008First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at Toronto Open Fall 2008.
Competitions
- Foothills Fright 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Battle for Foothills Limited 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012
- University of Guelph Open Spring 2011 · 7 May 2011
- Toronto Open Winter 2011 · 5 Mar 2011
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2010 · 15 May 2010
- Toronto Open Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- canadianCubing Classic 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Motor City Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2008 · 1 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Emile Compion — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Thompson Clarke — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Jack Moseley — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 9.54 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.