People · United Kingdom
Finlay Loveland
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024LOVE03
Finlay Loveland has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Stevenage Beginners September A 2024, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 338th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 98 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.83 in June 2024 to 10.68, a 17% improvement. Finlay 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.84 | top 4.7% | 338 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 12.10 | top 9.5% | 690 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.03 | 23.28 | top 17.9% | 335 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 48.74 | 1:01.18 | top 23.1% | 512 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.53 | 1:53.22 | top 31.9% | 415 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 586 / 966 | |
| 7×7 | 6:07.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 336 / 459 | |
| 6×6 | 4:36.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 443 / 548 |
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
- 8 Jun 2024First competition: Stevenage June 2024. A 22.36 3×3 single to start from.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 12.83 at Stevenage June 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at Stevenage June 2024.
Competitions
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Peterborough Odd Day 2025 · 11 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Stevenage Beginners September A 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bertie Longden — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Ridley — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.