People · United States
Brian Berg
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016BERG08
Brian Berg has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Heartland Championships 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,530th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2016, he has put 227 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.21 in November 2016 to 11.05, a 48% improvement. Brian has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.20 | 4.25 | top 6.3% | 2,530 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.15 | 5.99 | top 8.5% | 2,203 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.05 | 14.70 | top 10.7% | 5,856 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.95 | 6.16 | top 17.8% | 2,846 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.73 | 30.49 | top 36.2% | 4,856 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.57 | 1:16.48 | top 40.3% | 6,642 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,046 / 2,059 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.13 | 3:30.21 | top 67.8% | 6,024 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 49.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,927 / 9,172 |
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
- 28 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 6 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.70 at Mega Minnesota Winter 2016.
- 16 Jul 2016First competition: Saint Mary Scramble 2016.
Competitions
- Race the Clock 2017 · 31 Dec 2017
- Fargo Fall 2017 · 12 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Saint Mary Scramble 2016 · 16 Jul 2016
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.