People · Ireland
Liam Craven
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017CRAV01
Liam Craven has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.18, set at Meath For Mega Speed 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Ireland. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2017, he has put 612 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.17 in July 2017 to 8.18, a 68% improvement. Liam has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.18 | 10.28 | top 3.1% | 56 / 1,465 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.85 | 5.98 | top 7.0% | 94 / 924 | |
| 4×4 | 36.52 | 43.10 | top 8.3% | 52 / 586 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 4.58 | top 9.9% | 146 / 1,190 | |
| Skewb | 4.21 | 6.26 | top 12.4% | 92 / 632 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.63 | 1:14.20 | top 14.9% | 51 / 288 | |
| Square-1 | 14.31 | 16.89 | top 14.9% | 34 / 198 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.89 | 1:33.96 | top 23.3% | 70 / 300 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.34 | 2:54.94 | top 36.3% | 54 / 144 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.89 | 32.38 | top 44.2% | 177 / 454 | |
| 7×7 | 4:42.01 | 4:51.57 | top 45.2% | 51 / 108 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:34.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 50 / 59 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2026.
- 7 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Belfast Winter 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Belfast Winter 2023.
- 8 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2022.
- 28 Nov 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.06 at Tuam Re-Open Sunday 2021.
Competitions
- Meath For Mega Speed 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Tuam Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Nov 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Every Event Éire 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Annuntia Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Namuun Natsagdorj — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Simon Kelly — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 77 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.