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Liam Combs
3×3 · top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017COMB03
Liam Combs has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at UMBC Fall 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,356th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since November 2017, he has put 558 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.06 in November 2017 to 7.66, a 75% improvement. Liam has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.66 | 9.40 | top 2.2% | 1,356 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 34.78 | 38.40 | top 6.6% | 1,026 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.02 | top 9.1% | 3,612 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 12.19 | 15.38 | top 10.3% | 735 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 5.84 | top 10.9% | 2,887 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.57 | 20.87 | top 14.0% | 1,844 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 7.29 | top 14.4% | 2,277 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.00 | 1:21.27 | top 14.7% | 1,143 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.59 | 1:20.76 | top 18.4% | 1,271 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 9.11 | 11.23 | top 20.4% | 1,604 / 9,172 | |
| 7×7 | 3:47.71 | 3:55.36 | top 26.3% | 748 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:36.09 | 2:44.76 | top 28.8% | 1,033 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 43.67 | early days — 3 solves | 1,046 / 2,059 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at UMBC Fall 2026.
- 16 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Qualifying Cougars WV 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at UMBC Winter 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2025.
- 21 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2023.
- 13 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Silver Spring Summer 2022.
Competitions
- UMBC Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Qualifying Cougars WV 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Derwood Cubing Derby Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Silver Spring Summer 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Owings Mills Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
- VES Spring 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fredericksburg Summer Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
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.
- Stone Payne — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Hassan Khanani — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brad Hoffman — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.