People · Australia
Leo Backhouse
3×3 · top 23.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025BACK03
Leo Backhouse has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.82, set at Canberra Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 23.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,221st in Australia. Across 4 competitions since May 2025, he has put 102 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.26 in May 2025 to 14.82, a 30% improvement. Leo 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.82 | 17.62 | top 23.9% | 2,221 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 5.87 | top 31.6% | 2,503 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.13 | 9.98 | top 37.3% | 2,034 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 7.59 | 11.19 | top 38.3% | 1,160 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.31 | 38.60 | top 42.7% | 1,007 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.70 | 1:21.92 | top 47.6% | 1,298 / 3,108 | |
| Clock | 15.79 | 16.47 | top 51.1% | 555 / 1,159 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 920 / 1,412 | |
| Square-1 | 44.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 686 / 920 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Canberra Spring Open 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring Open 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Australian Capital Territory Championship 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.50 at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 18 May 2025First competition: Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025. A 21.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canberra Spring Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Capital Territory Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025 · 18 May 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.
- Liam Sawade — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Kirschner — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Hua — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.82 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.