People · United Kingdom
Joshua Williams
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018WILL32
Joshua Williams has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at Guildford Open 2020, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 138th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2018, he has put 233 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.46 in October 2018 to 9.02, a 58% improvement. Joshua has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 2.64 | top 1.7% | 138 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 11.16 | top 4.9% | 372 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 3.35 | 4.49 | top 6.9% | 153 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.00 | 23.26 | top 15.1% | 283 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 43.84 | 50.30 | top 16.8% | 392 / 2,071 | |
| Square-1 | 17.35 | 25.68 | top 21.7% | 211 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.64 | 8.86 | top 24.9% | 985 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:40.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 114 / 311 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.40 | 1:56.83 | top 42.8% | 532 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 15.34 | 16.66 | top 49.3% | 649 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 245 / 372 |
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
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Guildford Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at High Wycombe Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 11.08 at Lincoln Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.08 at Lincoln Open 2019.
Competitions
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Lincoln Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018
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.
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead once
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.