People · New Zealand
Liam O'Callaghan
Skewb · top 53.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021OCAL03
Liam O'Callaghan has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 9.84, set at Queenspark O'Clock 2025, puts him in the top 53.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 381st in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since April 2021, he has put 73 official solves on the record across seven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.32 in April 2021 to 8.47, an 18% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 9.84 | 23.23 | top 53.9% | 381 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 26.36 | 31.21 | top 55.5% | 1,173 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.23 | 16.55 | top 62.2% | 779 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 8.47 | 10.20 | top 70.6% | 1,170 / 1,615 | |
| Clock | 36.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 290 / 303 | |
| 4×4 | 2:28.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 665 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:49.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 592 / 600 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Nov 2021First sub-30 3×3: 26.36 at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
- 27 Nov 2021Three personal bests in one day at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021First competition: NZ South Island Championship 2021. A 34.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queenspark O'Clock 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NZ South Island Championship 2022 · 24 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021
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.
- Daniel Fraser — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joel O'Callaghan — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jasper Murray — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.