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Luke O. Brannon
3×3 · top 1.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021BRAN02
Luke O. Brannon has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.74, set at Berkeley Fall 2023, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 682nd in the United States. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 44 competitions since November 2021, he has put 1,373 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.72 in November 2021 to 6.74, a 62% improvement. Luke has entered 44 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 6.74 | 8.74 | top 1.1% | 682 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.78 | 17.30 | top 4.1% | 606 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 2.62 | top 4.7% | 1,889 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 6.66 | top 7.6% | 1,973 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 6.82 | 8.96 | top 10.2% | 810 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.62 | 1:16.99 | top 14.9% | 1,031 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 4.57 | 6.85 | top 15.1% | 2,384 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 43.63 | 53.36 | top 16.6% | 2,553 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.82 | 1:32.89 | top 22.4% | 1,757 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 18.81 | 23.85 | top 25.3% | 1,687 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 746 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 3:06.08 | 3:26.16 | top 44.0% | 1,648 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:51.69 | 5:17.37 | top 48.3% | 1,428 / 3,236 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Davis Big Summer 2026.
- 14 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Eight personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing XII 2022.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Berkeley April Weekday Tricubealon 2025 · 28 Apr 2025
- Folsom Summer 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- SacCubing XVII 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Davis Winter 2024 · 18 Feb 2024
- Berkeley Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Claws Up Winter 2023 · 3 Dec 2023
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 54 Live - SSF 2023 · 5 Nov 2023
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 50 - Berkeley 2023 · 6 Aug 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 49 - Berkeley 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Claws Up Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 46 Live - SSF 2023 · 6 May 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 45 - Berkeley Time 2023 · 23 Apr 2023
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023 · 12 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing XII 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 · 3 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cal Poly SLO Spring 2022 · 19 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CalPoly SLO Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 225 rounds, finished ahead 164 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 218 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 214 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.