People · Australia
Liam Reid
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023REID02
Liam Reid has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at Perth Puzzle Party 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 526th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2023, he has put 252 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.68 in January 2023 to 9.37, a 64% improvement. Liam has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 12.84 | top 5.8% | 526 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.44 | top 8.1% | 608 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.59 | 6.96 | top 10.8% | 495 / 5,993 | |
| Square-1 | 19.51 | 42.13 | top 26.8% | 259 / 899 | |
| 4×4 | 56.16 | 1:06.77 | top 32.2% | 841 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 6.94 | 10.16 | top 33.2% | 930 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.12 | 34.94 | top 37.1% | 851 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.43 | — | top 50.1% | 678 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 2:54.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 966 / 1,277 |
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
- 16 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at Perth Puzzle Party 2026.
- 16 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Perth Puzzle Party 2026.
- 3 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Murdoch University Open 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at WA Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at WA Open 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Quintilian Cube-Off 2023.
Competitions
- Perth Puzzle Party 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Freo Cube-Off 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024
- Going Fast in Guildford 2024 · 13 Apr 2024
- Murdoch University Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing by Quinns Beach 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Quintilian Cube-Off 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Summer 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
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.
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Williams — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amy Smith — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.