People · Hong Kong, China
Cliff Lam
2×2 · top 0.66% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LAMC05
Cliff Lam has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.05, set at Hampshire Spring 2023, puts him in the top 0.66% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Hong Kong, China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 206 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Cliff has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.05 | 3.63 | top 0.66% | 7 / 855 | |
| 3×3 | 7.08 | 10.79 | top 1.4% | 33 / 1,347 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.23 | 1:14.48 | top 13.5% | 36 / 154 | |
| 4×4 | 41.35 | 52.97 | top 13.7% | 106 / 423 | |
| Clock | 7.87 | 10.32 | top 14.6% | 44 / 156 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.16 | 22.58 | top 15.5% | 92 / 361 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 8.72 | top 15.9% | 102 / 431 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:33.29 | — | top 24.3% | 24 / 65 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.35 | 2:04.55 | top 26.7% | 93 / 192 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Hampshire Winter 2024.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Hampshire Spring 2023. A 11.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at Hampshire Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Hampshire Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Autumn 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests 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.
- Adam Devere — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jake Brown — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Stokes — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.