People · United States
Liam Nelson
3×3 · top 25.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NELS10
Liam Nelson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.19, set at Oregon State Spring 2026, puts him in the top 25.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,637th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.05 in May 2024 to 15.19, a 53% improvement. Liam has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 15.19 | 19.86 | top 25.1% | 13,637 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 8.66 | top 46.3% | 18,703 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.01 | 15.29 | top 72.9% | 21,625 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 14.08 | 23.35 | top 75.1% | 14,209 / 18,907 |
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
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Oregon State Spring 2026.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 19.72 at Hillsboro Favorites 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.72 at Hillsboro Favorites 2024.
- 11 May 2024First competition: PortlaNxNd 2024. A 32.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oregon State Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Oregon Championship 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hillsboro Favorites 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- PortlaNxNd 2024 · 11 May 2024
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.
- Enoch Kang — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gage Garman — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tripp Peters — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.