People · Australia
Liam West
2×2 · top 5.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019WEST09
Liam West has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at Harold Park Classic 2019, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 390th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2019, he has put 138 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.08 in August 2019 to 15.42, a 30% improvement. Liam has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.08 | 4.19 | top 5.3% | 390 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 15.42 | 16.94 | top 25.8% | 2,364 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 10.38 | top 37.2% | 1,991 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.52 | 1:12.50 | top 41.2% | 1,091 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 9.36 | 11.48 | top 50.9% | 1,642 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.53 | 36.92 | top 54.5% | 1,270 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 933 / 1,356 |
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
- 11 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.51 at Brisbane Summer 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2025.
- 25 Aug 2019First competition: Harold Park Classic 2019. A 22.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Mar 2021
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019
- Harold Park Classic 2019 · 25 Aug 2019
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.
- Charlie Eggins — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Liam Highducheck — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.