People · United States
Liam Cain
Clock · top 7.9% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024CAIN01
Liam Cain has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.19, set at UCSB Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 619th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2024, he has put 251 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.27 in April 2024 to 10.80, a 52% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.19 | 8.26 | top 7.9% | 619 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 12.57 | top 9.9% | 5,360 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 5.08 | top 13.8% | 5,409 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 45.70 | 55.61 | top 19.2% | 2,913 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 7.94 | top 21.3% | 5,716 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.53 | 7.94 | top 22.2% | 3,535 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 24.19 | 35.99 | top 37.2% | 2,424 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.57 | 33.00 | top 40.8% | 5,454 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.30 | 2:00.57 | top 41.4% | 3,356 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.68 | 2:33.55 | top 60.9% | 4,600 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:58.14 | 4:45.95 | top 64.8% | 2,507 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 8:43.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,991 / 3,184 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at La La Land 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Nine personal bests in one day at La La Land 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.71 at Agoura Cubing Returns 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Agoura Cubing Returns 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: Santa Barbara Cubing 2024. A 22.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSB Favorites 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Burbank Big Cubes 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Agoura Side Events Day 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Couve Cubing Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSB Cubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Barbara Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 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.
- Jack Flynn Stewart — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brendyn Dunagan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Emil Lazaryev — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.