People · Canada
Bill Wang
4×4 · top 0.018% of 83,917 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010WANG68
Bill Wang has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 18.12, set at Pickering NxNxN Winter 2026, puts him in the top 0.018% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Canada. Until September 2019, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 71 competitions since November 2010, he has put 3,078 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.71 in November 2010 to 4.50, an 81% improvement. Bill has entered 71 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 18.12 | 22.49 | top 0.018% | 1 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 | 4.50 | 5.88 | top 0.048% | 6 / 10,392 | |
| 5×5 | 37.65 | 41.50 | top 0.061% | 2 / 1,499 | |
| 2×2 | 0.68 | 1.67 | top 0.1% | 6 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.82 | 11.48 | top 0.43% | 11 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 33.51 | 41.18 | top 0.51% | 2 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 1:23.77 | 1:26.61 | top 0.99% | 8 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 2:11.82 | 2:15.50 | top 1.4% | 7 / 503 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:55.27 | — | top 2.3% | 3 / 60 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 24.34 | 30.05 | top 2.7% | 10 / 351 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 4:57.62 | — | top 4.1% | 2 / 30 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 9 cubes · 22:08 | — | early days — 3 solves | 19 / 112 |
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
- 11 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 13 Jul 2017Five personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 6 Jun 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2015.
- 31 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2014.
- 29 Sep 2013Five personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2013.
Competitions
- Brampton Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 · 12 Jul 2026
- Pickering Favourites Summer 2026 · 14 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Gros Jouets à Montréal 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Pickering NxNxN Winter 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
- Waterloo Fall 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Kawartha Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Pickering NxNxN Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Fall B 2023 · 22 Oct 2023
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Rubik's x Speedcubing Canada All-Stars 2023 · 25 Aug 2023
- Markham 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
- Pickering A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Appleby Winter B 2023 · 8 Jan 2023
- Richmond Hill 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the 6ix 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Warm Up Sydney 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Return to Toronto 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
- Ajax Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oakville Autumn Limited 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2018 · 3 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Niagara Select 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Skillcon 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015
- Canadian Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2013 · 29 Sep 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Spring 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011 · 4 Jun 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- University of Guelph Open Spring 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010
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.
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 353 rounds, finished ahead 342 times · head to head
- Thompson Clarke — met in 297 rounds, finished ahead 263 times
- Jonathan Tan Wei Xiat — met in 278 rounds, finished ahead 274 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-4 3×3 single — 38 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-30 5×5 single — 1 people have one; it is 7.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.