People · United States
Cooper Lawson
2×2 · top 8.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022LAWS05
Cooper Lawson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at DeNxNver 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,453rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 102 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.49 in November 2022 to 11.20, a 45% improvement. Cooper has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.47 | 4.78 | top 8.7% | 3,453 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.20 | 13.37 | top 11.2% | 6,114 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.08 | 12.18 | top 20.6% | 5,632 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 52.88 | 1:05.91 | top 28.3% | 4,441 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 6.49 | 10.31 | top 29.7% | 4,940 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.16 | 32.02 | top 34.7% | 4,639 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.39 | 2:00.18 | top 34.9% | 2,808 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 38.69 | 58.83 | top 63.8% | 4,254 / 6,846 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Spring 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.21 at DeNxNver 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at DeNxNver 2026.
- 15 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at DFW Cubing Winter 2023.
- 15 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Winter 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022. A 20.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colorado Springs Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DeNxNver 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jude Langhout — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Leia Jiang — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.