People · United States
Christopher Brandariz
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008BRAN02
Christopher Brandariz has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.72, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,399th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2008, he has put 223 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.54 in November 2008 to 8.72, a 58% improvement. Christopher 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.72 | 10.92 | top 4.2% | 2,399 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 41.67 | 46.73 | top 14.2% | 2,134 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.03 | 20.02 | top 15.2% | 1,992 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 16.34 | 28.24 | top 19.5% | 1,330 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.38 | 12.04 | top 39.6% | 11,482 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.14 | 2:23.68 | top 55.7% | 4,769 / 9,537 |
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
- 3 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.72 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022.
- 21 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at Stanford Fall competition 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Berkeley Spring competition 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring competition 2009.
- 18 Jan 2009First sub-20 3×3: 16.83 at San Francisco Open 2009.
- 15 Nov 2008First competition: Berkeley Fall 2008. A 20.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Stanford Fall competition 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008
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 Jew — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Edward Lin — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.