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Brian Gribbin
3×3 · top 19.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025GRIB03
Brian Gribbin has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.43, set at UMBC Winter 2026, puts him in the top 19.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,371st in the United States. Across 6 competitions since April 2025, he has put 127 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.89 in April 2025 to 13.43, a 41% improvement. Brian has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.43 | 16.45 | top 19.0% | 10,371 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 6.38 | top 28.1% | 11,274 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.69 | 9.93 | top 33.7% | 9,625 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.03 | 1:32.56 | top 59.2% | 10,394 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 11.04 | 12.51 | top 61.1% | 11,402 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.81 | 49.72 | top 67.8% | 9,807 / 15,900 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at UMBC Winter 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.96 at River Hill Fall 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.04 at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First competition: River Hill Spring 2025. A 22.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Derwood Cubing Derby Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
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.
- Hassan Khanani — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rich Tayag — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Makai Guay — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.