People · Australia
Eric Lai
3×3 · top 16.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025LAIE01
Eric Lai has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.60, set at The Big Cube Melbourne 2025, puts him in the top 16.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,432nd in Australia. Across 2 competitions since October 2025, he has put 27 official solves on the record across four events. Eric has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 15.52 | top 16.0% | 1,432 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 6.38 | top 25.2% | 1,956 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,211 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.62 | 42.20 | top 45.8% | 1,076 / 2,659 |
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 Oct 2025First competition: The Big Cube Melbourne 2025. A 12.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- The Big Cube Melbourne 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
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.
- William Tran — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Benjamin Shiu — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Eddie Turner — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.