People · Canada
Coren Broughton
3×3 · top 3.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012BROU01
Coren Broughton has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Too Much Cubing 2017, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 320th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since August 2012, he has put 571 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.97 in August 2012 to 8.23, a 68% improvement. Coren has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.23 | 12.07 | top 3.2% | 320 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.31 | 4.45 | top 4.7% | 167 / 4,913 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.38 | 1:15.47 | top 10.6% | 130 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 1:59.09 | 2:09.28 | top 10.8% | 45 / 683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.40 | 1:09.50 | top 11.3% | 106 / 1,393 | |
| 4×4 | 41.62 | 49.62 | top 14.1% | 362 / 3,180 | |
| 7×7 | 3:19.28 | 3:32.64 | top 16.1% | 61 / 519 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 7.16 | top 16.6% | 367 / 2,928 | |
| 2×2 | 3.25 | 4.18 | top 17.3% | 1,175 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.12 | 26.15 | top 20.8% | 447 / 2,632 | |
| Square-1 | 22.66 | 40.26 | top 34.0% | 297 / 973 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:06.27 | 2:46.76 | top 35.6% | 121 / 362 | |
| Clock | 13.96 | 15.92 | top 43.6% | 395 / 1,057 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 13 cubes · 53:45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 74 / 116 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 238 / 284 |
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
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ottawa Big Cubes 2025.
- 1 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at April Fools Alberta 2023.
- 19 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2018.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.49 at Too Much Cubing 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Five personal bests in one day at Too Much Cubing 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Edmonton Limited Summer 2016.
Competitions
- Ottawa Side Events A 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Ottawa Big Cubes 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- April Fools Alberta 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Edmonton New Year 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Too Much Cubing 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Edmonton Limited Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Edmonton Open Summer 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Montreal Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2012 · 11 Aug 2012
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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Alex Mutch — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.