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Talisin Howden
2×2 · top 2.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024HOWD01
Talisin Howden has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.54, set at Belgrave Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 195th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 136 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.32 in October 2024 to 10.11, a 24% improvement. Talisin 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 | 1.54 | 3.37 | top 2.4% | 195 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.11 | 12.85 | top 7.8% | 729 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 44.38 | 53.35 | top 17.6% | 442 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.09 | 1:41.60 | top 32.4% | 449 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.04 | 30.57 | top 34.5% | 790 / 2,685 | |
| Skewb | 8.96 | 12.85 | top 48.2% | 1,555 / 3,589 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.65 | 12.40 | top 58.0% | 3,468 / 6,109 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Belgrave Open 2026.
- 31 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024First competition: Spark Melbourne Spring Saturday 2024. A 14.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgrave Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Spark Melbourne Spring Saturday 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Firstian Fushada (符逢城) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayd Chaudhry — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Fares — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.