People · United Kingdom
Wilfred Violet
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023VIOL01
Wilfred Violet has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.69, set at Bristol August 2026, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 343rd in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2023, he has put 101 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in June 2023 to 8.69, a 40% improvement. Wilfred has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.69 | 10.40 | top 4.2% | 343 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.47 | top 16.7% | 975 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.07 | 29.92 | top 34.5% | 618 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.76 | 1:48.61 | top 35.2% | 458 / 1,167 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,248 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.53 | 12.16 | top 57.1% | 2,300 / 3,704 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First competition: Wiltshire Summer 2023. A 16.25 3×3 single to start from.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Wiltshire Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Bristol August 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Autumn 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Oliver Wheat — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Rufus Cripps — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.