People · Australia
Liam Shawn Vivares
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026VIVA01
Liam Shawn Vivares has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at Geelong Winter 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 676th in Australia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.90 in May 2026 to 2.72, a 30% improvement. Liam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.93 | 11.58 | top 7.3% | 676 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 3.52 | top 11.1% | 834 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 8.14 | top 18.8% | 933 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 5.54 | 7.27 | top 22.3% | 587 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 50.54 | 54.41 | top 25.4% | 646 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.49 | 2:03.62 | top 42.2% | 573 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.44 | 35.19 | top 49.9% | 1,161 / 2,659 |
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
- 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
- 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.
- Gemma Tolhurst — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nicholas Penfold — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Charlie Handley — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.