People · United Kingdom
Adam Wills
3×3 · top 19.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008WILL03
Adam Wills has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.61, set at UK Open 2009, puts him in the top 19.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,314th in the United Kingdom. Across 10 competitions since November 2008, he has put 231 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.79 in November 2008 to 13.61, a 60% improvement. Adam has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.61 | 15.48 | top 19.6% | 1,314 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.96 | 16.86 | top 44.4% | 1,813 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.56 | 1:14.56 | top 49.4% | 1,062 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 7.50 | 8.95 | top 64.3% | 3,297 / 4,895 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.77 | 2:42.99 | top 67.1% | 825 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 322 / 372 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 59.68 | 1:18.11 | top 83.7% | 1,557 / 1,851 | |
| 7×7 | 8:27.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 431 / 459 | |
| 6×6 | 7:00.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 530 / 548 | |
| Megaminx | 5:29.11 | 5:39.87 | early days — 3 solves | 960 / 966 |
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
- 5 Jun 2010Three personal bests in one day at UK Nationals 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009Four personal bests in one day at Bristol Open 2009.
- 7 Nov 2009First sub-20 3×3: 13.61 at UK Open 2009.
- 7 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.61 at UK Open 2009.
- 7 Nov 2009Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2009.
- 11 Jul 2009Three personal bests in one day at UK Masters 2009.
Competitions
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Nationals 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol Open 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Spring Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- French Open 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
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.
- Charlie Cooper — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Joey Gouly — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Michael Erskine — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.