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Will Ballard
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008BALL03
Will Ballard has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Marietta Open 2011, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,178th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2008, he has put 216 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.08 in October 2008 to 13.84, a 69% improvement. Will has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.41 | 3.33 | top 8.0% | 3,178 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.84 | 16.83 | top 20.4% | 10,996 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.31 | 38.86 | top 42.7% | 5,745 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.59 | 1:43.84 | top 59.6% | 10,323 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:24.88 | — | top 73.5% | 1,524 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.50 | 3:21.48 | top 77.6% | 7,012 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.21 | 1:35.55 | top 84.9% | 5,702 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 4:40.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,597 / 7,841 |
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
- 30 Jul 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Marietta Open 2011.
- 30 Jul 2011Five personal bests in one day at Marietta Open 2011.
- 5 Dec 2009First sub-20 3×3: 16.19 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 5 Dec 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 19 Sep 2009Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2009.
- 21 Mar 2009First sub-30 3×3: 26.33 at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009.
Competitions
- Marietta Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Marietta Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Decatur Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008
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.
- Thompson Clarke — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sarah Strong — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hadley Sheffield — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.