People · United States
Bret Collins
2×2 · top 4.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023COLL13
Bret Collins has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,791st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2023, he has put 457 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.87 in May 2023 to 9.75, a 39% improvement. Bret has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 1.96 | 3.77 | top 4.5% | 1,791 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 11.36 | top 6.8% | 3,706 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 7.37 | top 9.0% | 2,335 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.12 | top 12.6% | 1,952 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.84 | 52.75 | top 16.8% | 2,553 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.57 | 25.21 | top 22.1% | 2,838 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.75 | 1:36.59 | top 23.0% | 1,577 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 18.56 | 23.99 | top 24.7% | 1,633 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 10.76 | 11.56 | top 28.9% | 2,241 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.79 | 1:45.50 | top 31.3% | 2,469 / 9,401 |
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
- 27 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 1 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rosemount Side Events 2024.
Competitions
- Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 95 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kaius Young — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.