People · New Zealand
Kieran Lightbody
2×2 · top 2.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LIGH02
Kieran Lightbody has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.46, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 66th in New Zealand. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 85 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.69 in May 2023 to 1.46, an 83% improvement. Kieran 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.46 | 3.19 | top 2.0% | 66 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 9.68 | top 20.3% | 288 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 16.08 | 18.70 | top 28.2% | 583 / 2,145 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 24.59 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.86 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Auckland Autumn 2023. A 44.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuki Gao — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Brooke — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.