People · United Kingdom
David Llewellyn
2×2 · top 4.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022LLEW01
David Llewellyn has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Stevenage Spring 2022, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 307th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2022, he has put 260 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.36 in January 2022 to 12.14, a 34% improvement. David 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 4.30 | top 4.3% | 307 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 14.82 | top 14.4% | 989 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.95 | 9.51 | top 27.5% | 1,087 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 8.06 | 14.79 | top 41.7% | 984 / 2,421 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.29 | 2:21.52 | top 45.8% | 529 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.92 | 1:39.29 | top 55.0% | 1,192 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.92 | 37.67 | top 55.3% | 973 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.94 | — | top 69.5% | 866 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 26.80 | 30.46 | top 79.9% | 997 / 1,232 |
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
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 30 Apr 2022Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage Spring 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First competition: Wakefield Open 2022. A 18.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Stokes — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bella Campbell — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.