People · United Kingdom
Sam Livesey
2×2 · top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023LIVE05
Sam Livesey has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Manchester Favourites II 2026, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 551st in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2023, he has put 276 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.86 in August 2023 to 12.84, a 35% improvement. Sam 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.40 | top 8.1% | 551 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.81 | 7.57 | top 12.0% | 474 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 12.84 | 15.71 | top 16.9% | 1,138 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 6.86 | 9.35 | top 32.5% | 767 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 57.60 | 1:05.73 | top 33.8% | 753 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 12.43 | — | top 37.1% | 502 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.74 | 2:15.09 | top 53.5% | 659 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.18 | 39.49 | top 61.1% | 1,050 / 1,851 | |
| 6×6 | 3:47.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 358 / 548 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 788 / 966 | |
| 7×7 | 6:39.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 371 / 459 | |
| Square-1 | 57.96 | — | top 82.3% | 664 / 778 |
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
- 18 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Manchester Spring 2025.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at Bolton Summer 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bolton Spring 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Manchester 2023.
- 5 Aug 2023First competition: Bolton Summer 2023. A 22.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manchester Favourites II 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Spring 2025 · 18 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bolton Summer 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Manchester 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Caleb Wolf Dunn — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fred Lang — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Billie Hammill — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.