People · Norway
Jonathan Brandal
Skewb · top 24.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BRAN05
Jonathan Brandal has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.86, set at Sandnes Winter 2024, puts him in the top 24.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 159th in Norway. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 135 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.28 in September 2023 to 24.47, a 19% improvement. Jonathan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.86 | 9.78 | top 24.7% | 159 / 531 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 8.49 | top 24.9% | 321 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 24.47 | 27.91 | top 51.4% | 782 / 1,609 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.87 | 16.82 | top 59.6% | 528 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 2:13.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 502 / 590 |
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
- 9 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hauketo Hurtigkubing 2024.
- 17 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.19 at Kjeller Open 2023.
- 17 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2023.
- 1 Sep 2023First competition: Sandnes Open 2023. A 30.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2024 · 9 Aug 2024
- Hauketo Hurtigkubing 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
- Kjeller Open 2023 · 17 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2023 · 1 Sep 2023
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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenneth Tran — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jakob Jernsletten — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.