People · United States
Liam Yip
3×3 · top 22.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025YIPL01
Liam Yip has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.37, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 22.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,029th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2025, he has put 54 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.62 in May 2025 to 14.37, a 42% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.37 | 17.06 | top 22.3% | 12,029 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.62 | top 32.4% | 12,886 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 12.42 | 13.63 | top 37.0% | 2,937 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.47 | 34.36 | top 50.0% | 6,890 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,947 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.97 | 15.21 | top 72.7% | 21,556 / 28,708 |
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
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.73 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025.
- 24 May 2025First competition: Belmont Spring 2025. A 24.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Belmont Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ethan Mendelson — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Trevor Mendelson — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.37 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.