People · United Kingdom
Harry Branson
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016BRAN01
Harry Branson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.55, set at Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 470th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2016, he has put 135 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.58 in January 2016 to 9.55, a 42% improvement. Harry has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 12.76 | top 6.2% | 470 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 7.86 | top 14.8% | 570 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.40 | top 14.9% | 889 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 4.68 | 6.49 | top 15.8% | 372 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 53.78 | — | top 29.3% | 649 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.46 | 31.58 | top 30.0% | 547 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 28.37 | 31.06 | top 46.4% | 414 / 778 |
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
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022.
- 17 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Birmingham Open 2016.
- 17 Dec 2016Five personal bests in one day at Birmingham Open 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Manchester Open 2016. A 16.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Birmingham Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Billie Hammill — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Robert Yau — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.