People · Australia
Michael Lim
2×2 · top 11.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LIMM01
Michael Lim has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.77, set at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 876th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 128 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.92 in March 2024 to 13.64, a 19% improvement. Michael 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.21 | top 11.7% | 876 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.76 | 9.00 | top 18.2% | 899 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 13.64 | 17.04 | top 19.7% | 1,766 / 11,709 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.47 | — | top 51.9% | 633 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.81 | 58.69 | top 74.7% | 1,819 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 15.97 | 23.40 | top 81.2% | 2,843 / 3,534 |
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 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at MarsdeNxN 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024. A 16.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- MarsdeNxN 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 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.
- Kyle Jones — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alexander Tronoff — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Charlie Eggins — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.