People · United States
Brian O'Connell
3×3 · top 36.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018OCON03
Brian O'Connell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.64, set at North Carolina Championship 2023, puts him in the top 36.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,244th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2018, he has put 72 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.68 in October 2018 to 18.64, a 39% improvement. Brian has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 18.64 | 20.99 | top 36.1% | 20,244 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.85 | 10.44 | top 59.2% | 24,271 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 3:01.18 | — | top 74.7% | 5,840 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.25 | — | top 77.0% | 11,243 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.66 | 20.58 | top 80.6% | 23,857 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:17.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 16,777 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:51.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,529 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 21.97 | 27.83 | top 92.2% | 17,742 / 18,907 |
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 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 18.64 at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.64 at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 13 Oct 2018First competition: Tar Heel Tango 2018. A 30.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019
- Tar Heel Tango 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
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 Smith — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zachary Ochs — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashten Jampayas — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.64 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.