People · United States
Liam Larson
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023LARS02
Liam Larson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,867th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2023, he has put 279 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.49 in January 2023 to 9.77, a 41% improvement. Liam has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.99 | 4.13 | top 4.7% | 1,867 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.77 | 13.46 | top 6.8% | 3,735 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.27 | 7.65 | top 14.9% | 3,896 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.07 | 10.10 | top 26.2% | 4,276 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 54.50 | 57.72 | top 30.1% | 4,728 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 13.26 | 16.94 | top 40.8% | 3,249 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.08 | 1:58.52 | top 42.6% | 3,101 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 28.17 | 43.40 | top 46.0% | 2,997 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.72 | 36.32 | top 46.0% | 6,250 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.02 | — | top 68.1% | 5,966 / 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
- 8 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024.
- 8 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 7 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.17 at DFW Cubing Spring 2023.
- 15 Jan 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Winter 2023. A 17.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube With Attention in Denton 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- John Wanger II — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.