People · United States
Liam O'Neill
3×3 · top 5.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019ONEI02
Liam O'Neill has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.06, set at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,857th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2019, he has put 129 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.89 in July 2019 to 9.06, a 59% improvement. Liam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.06 | 10.89 | top 5.0% | 2,857 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.97 | 4.45 | top 7.5% | 1,958 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 5.58 | top 10.4% | 4,135 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 8.57 | 11.52 | top 17.7% | 1,384 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.44 | 1:28.92 | top 20.2% | 1,410 / 8,026 |
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
- 4 Dec 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Rocky Top 2021.
- 4 Dec 2021Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2021.
- 7 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at Rocky Top 2019.
- 7 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.07 at Rocky Top 2019.
- 7 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019First competition: Greensboro Summer 2019. A 24.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Greensboro Summer 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raymond Goslow — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Mullen — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.