People · South Africa
Liam Burton
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BURT07
Liam Burton has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 74th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2023, he has put 35 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.66 in September 2023 to 18.25, a 12% improvement. Liam has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 5.72 | top 7.9% | 74 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 18.25 | 20.54 | top 34.8% | 460 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 9.39 | 16.27 | top 51.1% | 194 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.80 | 2:34.32 | top 80.2% | 328 / 491 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.24 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023. A 20.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 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.
- Tristan Ford — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniël Switijnk — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Philip Iwan Botha — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.