People · United States
Cole Williams
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015WILL03
Cole Williams has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at KCubing Summer 2016, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,031st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2015, he has put 161 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.36 in March 2015 to 2.37, a 63% improvement. Cole 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 | 2.37 | 4.21 | top 7.7% | 3,031 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.43 | 7.85 | top 13.9% | 2,171 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.96 | 14.61 | top 17.3% | 9,252 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.68 | 25.49 | top 22.4% | 2,869 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.09 | 10.77 | top 36.9% | 10,477 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.88 | 1:17.51 | top 38.5% | 6,239 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 23.14 | 26.37 | top 72.7% | 6,311 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,807 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:23.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,854 / 9,401 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Sep 2016Seven personal bests in one day at KCubing Summer 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at KCubing Spring 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at KCubing Spring 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Kansas City Cubing 2015.
- 28 Mar 2015First competition: Lawrence Spring 2015. A 18.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- KCubing Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Kansas City Cubing 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Lawrence Spring 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
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.
- David Woner — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Walker Welch — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Garrett Webster — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.