People · United Kingdom
Lachlan Jacob Noden
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024NODE01
Lachlan Jacob Noden has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.49, set at Edinburgh Winter 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 166th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2024, he has put 341 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.23 in October 2024 to 10.34, a 49% improvement. Lachlan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.49 | 3.55 | top 2.1% | 166 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 5.90 | top 6.1% | 229 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 12.40 | top 8.5% | 614 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.02 | 20.59 | top 15.1% | 284 / 1,851 | |
| Skewb | 4.87 | 7.92 | top 17.2% | 406 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 9.26 | 10.98 | top 21.3% | 296 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 53.07 | 1:03.40 | top 28.4% | 638 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.45 | 1:52.93 | top 36.1% | 402 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.54 | 2:02.60 | top 48.4% | 595 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 32.82 | 45.55 | top 54.7% | 474 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 4:28.80 | 4:41.39 | early days — 3 solves | 429 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 9:55.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 446 / 459 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Autumn 2025.
- 30 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.28 at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Glasgow NxN Day 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024 · 21 Oct 2024
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.
- Jamie Haazen — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Ryan Eckersley — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Samuel McNeil — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.