People · United Kingdom
Joseph Williams
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018WILL27
Joseph Williams has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.54, set at Stevenage September 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 168th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2018, he has put 595 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.73 in September 2018 to 7.54, a 36% improvement. Joseph has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.54 | 10.02 | top 2.1% | 168 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 2.91 | top 4.5% | 327 / 4,946 | |
| Megaminx | 53.69 | 1:07.64 | top 6.9% | 91 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.86 | 20.24 | top 12.3% | 242 / 1,861 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 58.51 | 1:57.78 | top 12.6% | 67 / 315 | |
| 4×4 | 40.39 | 43.22 | top 12.6% | 298 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.55 | 1:20.16 | top 15.1% | 204 / 1,167 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.40 | 7.10 | top 15.8% | 610 / 3,704 | |
| 6×6 | 2:19.97 | 2:27.51 | top 20.6% | 125 / 560 | |
| Skewb | 5.78 | 8.09 | top 24.2% | 554 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 10.73 | 12.55 | top 28.7% | 381 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 7 of 8 cubes · 38:10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 54 / 126 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.12 | 4:22.19 | top 32.0% | 156 / 463 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 7:48.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 51 / 84 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 47.67 | top 44.8% | 181 / 372 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 703 / 789 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2026.
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024.
- 14 Mar 2020Nine personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 25 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at UK Championship 2019.
- 25 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 9 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Clact-On Socks Off 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- British Summer Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cambridge Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- George Scholey — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.