People · United States
Liam Sheldon
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023SHEL01
Liam Sheldon has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.29, set at Cubetcha MN 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,173rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 44 competitions since January 2023, he has put 1,659 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.19 in January 2023 to 9.29, a 63% improvement. Liam has entered 44 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 9.29 | 11.99 | top 5.6% | 3,173 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.32 | 5.15 | top 6.7% | 1,052 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.92 | top 8.1% | 3,238 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 6.52 | 7.72 | top 9.1% | 727 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 37.92 | 43.47 | top 9.8% | 1,484 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.67 | 1:25.07 | top 12.9% | 1,005 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.69 | 1:14.80 | top 13.8% | 961 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.74 | 22.63 | top 14.5% | 1,913 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 14.67 | 17.78 | top 15.7% | 1,072 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 7.89 | top 15.9% | 4,262 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.22 | 2:30.39 | top 22.2% | 797 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.11 | 4:00.61 | top 26.8% | 765 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 43.00 | top 41.0% | 893 / 2,059 |
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
- 27 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cuyuna Cubing 2026.
- 9 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Cubetcha MN 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025.
Competitions
- Cubetcha MN 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuyuna Cubing 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Quiet Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Algs in Ankeny 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nebraska Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing on Lake Superior 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rosemount Big Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup IV Tuesday 2024 · 13 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Mini-sota 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux City Sunday 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Saturday 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Door County Cube Challenge 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- SPAMtown Cubing 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 274 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 265 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 251 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.