People · Australia
Liam Budge
Skewb · top 22.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022BUDG02
Liam Budge has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.62, set at Australian Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 22.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 602nd in Australia. Across 4 competitions since September 2022, he has put 57 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.73 in September 2022 to 16.65, a 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.62 | 14.47 | top 22.9% | 602 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 16.65 | 20.79 | top 29.9% | 2,802 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.37 | 6.26 | top 31.3% | 2,439 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.61 | 15.76 | top 70.8% | 4,293 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.07 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,556 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,170 / 2,659 |
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 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.09 at Freo Cube-Off 2023.
- 3 Sep 2022First competition: Warm Up Mandurah 2022. A 27.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Freo Cube-Off 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Mandurah 2022 · 3 Sep 2022
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.
- Oscar Wong Jing Yee (王敬宇) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Charlie van Ooran — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Williams — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.