People · Spain
Liam O'Brien López
Skewb · top 19.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024LOPE33
Liam O'Brien López has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.13, set at Madrid Norte Open 2025, puts him in the top 19.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 438th in Spain. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, he has put 133 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 7.05 in May 2024 to 5.13, a 27% 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.13 | 6.52 | top 19.2% | 438 / 1,699 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 4.55 | top 20.4% | 792 / 3,897 | |
| 3×3 | 14.02 | 19.50 | top 21.1% | 874 / 5,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.06 | 12.67 | top 36.7% | 1,082 / 2,901 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.91 | 45.95 | top 60.7% | 754 / 1,335 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.08 | — | top 65.3% | 1,039 / 1,778 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.93 | — | top 66.3% | 509 / 874 | |
| Square-1 | 41.58 | — | top 67.3% | 365 / 610 | |
| Clock | 21.69 | — | early days — 1 solve | 604 / 891 | |
| Megaminx | 4:40.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 784 / 889 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Madrid Norte Open 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Rubik's Irish Championship 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.34 at URJC Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at URJC Open 2025.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Móstoles Open 2024. A 21.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Madrid Norte Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- URJC Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Móstoles Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 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.
- Víctor Tretyakov Timofeyeva — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Germán García Molina — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Laura Freitas Martín — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.