People · United States
Will Akers
Skewb · top 16.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022AKER03
Will Akers has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.77, set at Ohio State Fall Gray 2022, puts him in the top 16.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,593rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2022, he has put 140 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.20 in August 2022 to 16.54, a 32% improvement. Will 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.77 | 10.39 | top 16.4% | 2,593 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 9.40 | top 27.2% | 7,468 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.54 | 24.03 | top 29.5% | 16,220 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.39 | 8.74 | top 44.1% | 17,775 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.04 | — | top 61.6% | 4,652 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.89 | 45.81 | top 66.5% | 9,476 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 43.85 | — | top 69.8% | 4,590 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.90 | — | top 74.4% | 13,517 / 19,072 |
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
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 13 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.20 at Ohio State Fall Gray 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022First competition: Pittsburgh Summer A 2022. A 24.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall Gray 2022 · 13 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Summer A 2022 · 13 Aug 2022
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.
- Caleb Kearney — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.