People · New Zealand
Liam Hollinshead
2×2 · top 7.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021HOLL03
Liam Hollinshead has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at A New Year in Hamilton 2023, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 162nd in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2021, he has put 146 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.50 in August 2021 to 11.76, a 13% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 4.42 | top 7.3% | 162 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.71 | 7.56 | top 11.5% | 165 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 11.76 | 13.95 | top 13.1% | 276 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 46.28 | 56.33 | top 20.0% | 144 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 20.56 | 30.16 | top 29.3% | 91 / 254 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.40 | 43.22 | top 40.5% | 219 / 607 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.56 | 2:44.11 | top 52.3% | 181 / 364 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.39 | — | top 54.6% | 165 / 284 |
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
- 28 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022Eight personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 13 Aug 2021First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2021. A 13.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 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.
- Levi Eyou — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brandon Harris — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.