People · United States
Kai Bredemann
3×3 · top 9.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019BRED01
Kai Bredemann has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.61, set at Mudd Fall 2019, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,081st in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2019, he has put 117 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.19 in February 2019 to 10.61, a 45% improvement. Kai has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.61 | 12.94 | top 9.3% | 5,081 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 47.20 | 55.13 | top 21.1% | 3,200 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 5.11 | top 21.3% | 8,333 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.55 | 31.48 | top 27.5% | 3,549 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.85 | 2:08.04 | top 48.6% | 4,066 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 42.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,469 / 6,743 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.87 at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019First competition: Mudd Winter 2019. A 19.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Honolulu ʻUʻuku a Makapō 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mudd Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- West LA Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Mudd Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
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.
- Brandon Kao — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Daniel Lucas Dailo — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Michael Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 7.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.