People · United States
Darren Brady
Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016BRAD07
Darren Brady has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.17, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2017, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 388th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2016, he has put 160 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.87 in March 2017 to 11.64, a 38% improvement. Darren has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 2.17 | 6.23 | top 1.4% | 388 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 2.59 | 6.12 | top 3.2% | 497 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 3.51 | top 12.1% | 4,777 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.64 | 12.85 | top 12.6% | 6,788 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 18.66 | 27.18 | top 25.0% | 1,655 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 57.73 | 1:09.47 | top 34.0% | 5,439 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.67 | 35.08 | top 36.0% | 4,753 / 15,683 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 7 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at No Place For DNF Spring 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Incredible Pencil Mania 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2017.
- 22 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.11 at Red Cross Cubing Open 2017.
- 29 May 2016First competition: Cube For A Cure Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- UPenn Cube Day Fall 2017 · 22 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cube Bash 2017 · 13 May 2017
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- New York City Winter 2017 · 11 Mar 2017
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Dana Yi — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Eva Kato — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.