People · Australia
Liam Bowden
2×2 · top 43.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BOWD02
Liam Bowden has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.32, set at Australian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 43.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,397th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since November 2024, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.30 in November 2024 to 21.77, a 10% improvement. Liam 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.32 | 8.06 | top 43.2% | 3,397 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 21.77 | 22.34 | top 44.8% | 4,523 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.41 | 20.48 | top 63.4% | 3,780 / 5,993 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First competition: Speedy Southport 2024. A 24.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedy Southport 2024 · 16 Nov 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.
- Dominic Leslie — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Claire Egan — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- David Stefanescu — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.