People · United States
Liam Kim
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KIML02
Liam Kim has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.26, set at Mason Cube Challenge 2023, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,846th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2022, he has put 258 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.34 in June 2022 to 8.26, a 42% improvement. Liam has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.26 | 10.08 | top 3.3% | 1,846 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 3.60 | top 7.4% | 2,922 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.22 | 21.38 | top 18.4% | 2,374 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 53.08 | 56.92 | top 28.4% | 4,411 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.28 | 9.54 | top 30.2% | 8,377 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,950 / 9,401 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Mason Cube Challenge 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023.
- 30 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: Bluegrass Spring 2022. A 14.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 2023
- Cubing by the Kings 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kentucky Horse Park 2023 · 20 May 2023
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022 · 30 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Milwaukee First 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
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.
- Braden Richards — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Steven Wintringham — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Keenan Darkins — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.