People · Australia
Oliver Farran
2×2 · top 16.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021FARR02
Oliver Farran has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Geelong Winter 2026, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,256th in Australia. Across 9 competitions since December 2021, he has put 231 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.85 in December 2021 to 16.17, a 65% improvement. Oliver has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.16 | 5.45 | top 16.2% | 1,256 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.74 | 10.78 | top 25.7% | 1,319 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 6.10 | 9.62 | top 26.6% | 727 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 | 16.17 | 19.81 | top 28.5% | 2,696 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.85 | 1:42.64 | top 55.0% | 1,537 / 3,108 | |
| Clock | 19.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 714 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.44 | 1:09.11 | top 69.9% | 1,676 / 2,685 | |
| 5×5 | 3:27.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,272 / 1,412 |
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
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brilliant Ballarat 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.77 at Geelong Winter 2025.
- 16 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubing with Penguins by Phillip Island 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.72 at Brilliant Ballarat 2023.
- 28 Dec 2021First competition: December Series: Geelong says So-Long 2021. A 46.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Geelong Winter 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Brilliant Ballarat 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with Penguins by Phillip Island 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brilliant Ballarat 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- December Series: Geelong says So-Long 2021 · 28 Dec 2021
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.
- Myles Jarman — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.