People · United Kingdom
Lachlan Jacob Noden
2×2 · top 2.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024NODE01
Lachlan Jacob Noden has been competing for 2 years. 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 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 168th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2024, he has put 423 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.23 in October 2024 to 8.43, a 58% improvement. Lachlan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.15 | top 2.1% | 168 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 8.43 | 10.95 | top 3.6% | 297 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 5.43 | top 6.1% | 237 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.33 | 16.61 | top 6.8% | 135 / 1,861 | |
| 4×4 | 40.50 | 43.65 | top 12.8% | 301 / 2,112 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 6.85 | top 14.4% | 336 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 9.26 | 10.98 | top 21.2% | 296 / 1,255 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.45 | 1:52.93 | top 36.2% | 413 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.54 | 2:02.60 | top 48.5% | 607 / 1,167 | |
| Square-1 | 32.82 | 45.55 | top 54.8% | 479 / 789 | |
| 6×6 | 3:47.95 | 4:01.36 | top 61.7% | 376 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 9:55.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 452 / 463 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Falkirk Autumn 2026.
- 17 Oct 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Falkirk Autumn 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Falkirk Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- 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 83 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Ryan Eckersley — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Rylan Cheng-Brown — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.