People · South Africa
Liam Swanepoel
2×2 · top 14.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024SWAN06
Liam Swanepoel has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.04, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 146th in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 226 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.21 in April 2024 to 14.75, a 34% improvement. Liam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 5.02 | top 14.7% | 146 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 9.83 | top 18.4% | 137 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 14.75 | 17.71 | top 23.6% | 300 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 7.56 | 11.49 | top 37.9% | 136 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.37 | 1:28.78 | top 51.0% | 179 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.34 | 52.56 | top 67.2% | 209 / 467 | |
| Clock | 21.74 | 25.45 | top 69.5% | 102 / 148 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.58 | 3:03.95 | top 74.5% | 150 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.44 | 3:28.18 | top 77.9% | 141 / 221 |
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
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.74 at Eversdal Autumn 2024.
- 11 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Eversdal Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maverick Pearson — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.