People · United States
Brian Linford
3×3 · top 14.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016LINF02
Brian Linford has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.30, set at Reno Fall 2017, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,985th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 96 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.72 in May 2016 to 12.30, a 54% improvement. Brian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.30 | 14.50 | top 14.9% | 7,985 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.87 | 26.00 | top 25.6% | 3,310 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.20 | top 27.6% | 10,927 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.86 | 1:07.80 | top 38.5% | 6,236 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.98 | 2:15.68 | top 49.2% | 4,125 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.86 | 14.44 | top 59.5% | 17,464 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 3:36.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,806 / 7,841 |
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
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.19 at Reno Fall 2017.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Reno Fall 2017.
- 12 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.65 at AZCubing Fall 2016.
- 12 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at AZCubing Fall 2016.
- 14 May 2016First competition: Albuquerque Spring 2016. A 26.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Reno Mini 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Reno 2018 · 18 Jul 2018
- Reno Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- AZCubing Fall 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Albuquerque Spring 2016 · 14 May 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.
- Jeremy Benik — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Erick Guerrero — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Breanna LaGere — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.