People · United States
Donovan Brandon
2×2 · top 8.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025BRAN15
Donovan Brandon has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,487th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2025, he has put 103 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.73 in August 2025 to 11.89, a 37% improvement. Donovan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.69 | top 8.8% | 3,487 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.89 | 13.51 | top 13.6% | 7,374 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.47 | 9.16 | top 31.8% | 9,014 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.23 | 1:20.17 | top 41.0% | 6,778 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.13 | 38.02 | top 44.7% | 6,123 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.19 | — | top 49.8% | 3,781 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 9.43 | 14.32 | top 51.4% | 9,358 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.78 | — | top 63.0% | 5,522 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 22.13 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,244 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 2:30.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,834 / 6,846 |
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
- 23 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.42 at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 29 Aug 2025First competition: West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025. A 18.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025 · 29 Aug 2025
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.
- Samuel Martin — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alex Lehman — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Aubin — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.