People · Australia
Luke Watson
2×2 · top 71.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026WATS01
Luke Watson has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.68, set at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026, puts him in the top 71.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,008th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 67 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.01 in February 2026 to 36.27, a 27% improvement. Luke has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.68 | 11.53 | top 71.8% | 6,008 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 36.27 | 40.73 | top 72.3% | 8,439 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 14.60 | 19.47 | top 77.0% | 2,700 / 3,589 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.26 | 17.43 | top 79.0% | 4,876 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,529 / 2,685 |
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 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026. A 50.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Finnish Morning 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
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.
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Ban — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Smith — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 180,530 people have one; it is 6.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.