People · United States
Liam Berding
Skewb · top 24.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023BERD03
Liam Berding has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.80, set at Cubetcha MN 2024, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,938th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 142 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.50 in May 2023 to 22.48, a 42% improvement. Liam 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.80 | 20.04 | top 24.2% | 3,938 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 8.20 | top 32.7% | 12,990 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 22.48 | 26.66 | top 46.7% | 27,005 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.73 | 19.66 | top 58.6% | 17,178 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.59 | — | top 70.0% | 10,055 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:41.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,917 / 7,841 |
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 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.25 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2023. A 38.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- SPAMtown III MN 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 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.
- Kaius Young — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joseph Ong — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.