People · Australia
Liam Shawn Vivares
2×2 · top 1.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026VIVA01
Liam Shawn Vivares has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.41, set at Bendigo Blitz 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 159th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2026, he has put 227 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.90 in May 2026 to 1.41, a 64% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.41 | 2.91 | top 1.8% | 159 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 11.58 | top 6.8% | 637 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 3.69 | 6.90 | top 8.9% | 239 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 40.34 | 52.23 | top 12.6% | 318 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.73 | 24.59 | top 14.5% | 327 / 2,685 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.47 | 1:30.77 | top 18.8% | 263 / 1,412 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 8.14 | top 18.8% | 939 / 6,109 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.19 | 1:26.49 | top 23.3% | 285 / 1,313 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Bendigo Blitz 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Belgrave Open 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Geelong Winter 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Geelong Winter 2026.
- 9 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 30 May 2026First competition: Brilliant Ballarat 2026. A 14.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bendigo Blitz 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Belgrave Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brilliant Ballarat 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Alex Butera — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roman Rudakov — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.