People · United States
Brian Silva
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014SILV34
Brian Silva has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Norwich Summer 2015, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,012th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2014, he has put 122 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.84 in December 2014 to 9.22, a 38% 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 | 9.22 | 12.15 | top 5.4% | 3,012 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.99 | 20.57 | top 10.2% | 1,353 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 5.17 | top 14.9% | 5,862 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 51.77 | 56.82 | top 26.9% | 4,136 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.40 | 1:51.32 | top 30.2% | 2,384 / 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
- 29 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cube For A Cure Spring 2016.
- 9 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Red Cross Cubing Open 2016.
- 12 Sep 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Norwich Summer 2015.
- 12 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Norwich Summer 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014First competition: Red Cross Cubing Open 2014. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
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.
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Billy Burier — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Alex Maass — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.