People · United States
Kenneth Brandon
3×3 · top 37.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003BRAN01
Kenneth Brandon has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.10, set at Super Duper San Diego 2026, puts him in the top 37.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,077th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2003, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.21 in August 2003 to 19.10, a 24% improvement. Kenneth 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.10 | 26.12 | top 37.4% | 21,077 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.69 | 2:59.32 | top 92.3% | 17,660 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 5:25.59 | 6:20.39 | early days — 3 solves | 9,275 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:03.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,432 / 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
- 9 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.10 at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 27.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2004 · 16 Oct 2004 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2004 · 24 Jan 2004
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003 — 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.
- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lars Petrus — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Brandon — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.10 away.
- A sub-2:00 4×4 single — 68,574 people have one; it is 32.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.