People · United States
William Lucas Liao
2×2 · top 2.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LIAO01
William Lucas Liao has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.46, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 793rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 105 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.58 in March 2024 to 9.80, a 66% improvement. William 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.46 | 5.20 | top 2.0% | 793 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.80 | 15.16 | top 6.9% | 3,782 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 8.99 | 12.17 | top 19.9% | 1,527 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 7.92 | 9.72 | top 40.7% | 7,042 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.30 | 13.52 | top 47.4% | 13,668 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.86 | 40.79 | top 60.5% | 8,506 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.64 | — | top 76.5% | 14,028 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.40 at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024First competition: Orange County Newcomers 2024. A 28.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Orange County Newcomers 2024 · 3 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.
- Spursh Deshpande (स्पर्श देशपांडे) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Konnor Vongphakdy — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mason Dy — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.