People · United States
Liam Shipman
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023SHIP01
Liam Shipman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,199th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2023, he has put 175 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.36 in March 2023 to 11.51, a 49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 4.32 | top 5.5% | 2,199 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.51 | 13.80 | top 12.2% | 6,563 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.01 | 11.74 | top 27.9% | 7,686 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.77 | 14.08 | top 46.9% | 8,298 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.22 | 1:16.59 | top 48.1% | 8,029 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.21 | 41.27 | top 53.8% | 7,452 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.34 | 2:27.69 | top 59.0% | 5,041 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 38.60 | 48.09 | top 63.6% | 4,189 / 6,743 |
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
- 14 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Lawton OKtoberfest Fall 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
- 2 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023.
- 7 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.41 at DFW Cubing Spring 2023.
- 7 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at DFW Cubing Spring 2023.
- 7 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Lawton OKtoberfest Fall 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Springfield Summer Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 · 2 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Twisters in Tulsa 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Arkansolve 2023 · 18 Mar 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.
- Zachary Walden — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jake Maddox — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lydia Workman — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.