People · United States
Taran Brown
2×2 · top 30.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024BROW33
Taran Brown has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.29, set at Corning Summer 2026, puts him in the top 30.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,017th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2024, he has put 67 official solves on the record across seven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.32 in June 2024 to 4.29, a 58% improvement. Taran has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 6.48 | top 30.2% | 12,017 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.00 | 20.58 | top 31.0% | 17,076 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 13.79 | 15.90 | top 42.9% | 3,448 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 9.04 | 12.78 | top 48.7% | 8,698 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.91 | 46.29 | top 66.6% | 9,485 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.01 | 2:04.68 | top 75.0% | 13,664 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.32 | 20.65 | top 92.0% | 26,952 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.00 at Corning Summer 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Corning Summer 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.14 at Elmira Winter 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Elmira Winter 2026.
- 16 Jun 2024First competition: Binghamton Cube Day 2024. A 35.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Corning Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Elmira Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Binghamton Cube Day 2024 · 16 Jun 2024
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Hancock — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Louis Truong — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.