People · United States
Carson Brown
Pyraminx · top 9.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022BROW23
Carson Brown has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.43, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,602nd in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2022, he has put 319 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.11 in October 2022 to 12.39, a 32% improvement. Carson has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 8.20 | top 9.9% | 2,602 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 4.15 | 9.67 | top 12.0% | 1,886 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 12.39 | 15.35 | top 15.3% | 8,301 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 4.80 | top 25.3% | 10,061 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:56.77 | — | top 32.4% | 679 / 2,128 | |
| Clock | 13.67 | 16.25 | top 42.5% | 3,491 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.98 | 2:13.49 | top 43.3% | 3,232 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 16:10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 384 / 740 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.75 | 1:28.69 | top 51.4% | 8,805 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.42 | 46.20 | top 65.9% | 9,488 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.50 | — | top 71.6% | 6,413 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 49.90 | 1:11.03 | top 76.1% | 5,098 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 7:31.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,734 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,743 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,591 / 4,262 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 22 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Texarkana Winter 2022.
- 23 Oct 2022First competition: DFW Cubing Fall 2022. A 18.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Don't DNF Denton 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube With Attention in Denton 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023 · 22 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube With Intention in Denton 2022 · 17 Dec 2022
- Texarkana Winter 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2022 · 23 Oct 2022
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 96 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Conard — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Fletcher Berry — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.