People · United States
Liam Goodwin
2×2 · top 9.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025GOOD01
Liam Goodwin has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,865th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2025, he has put 79 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.91 in February 2025 to 11.74, a 26% improvement. Liam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 5.34 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 7.27 | 9.59 | top 12.0% | 912 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 11.74 | 13.12 | top 13.0% | 6,959 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.01 | 8.17 | top 20.1% | 5,377 / 28,708 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.16 at Cincinnati Open 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First competition: Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025. A 20.26 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.91 at Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cincinnati Open 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- John Crawley — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Emery McFeeter — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chris Nankervis — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.