People · United Kingdom
Will Chaplin
2×2 · top 2.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019CHAP03
Will Chaplin has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.65, set at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 211th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2019, he has put 237 official solves on the record across eight 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 12.49 in February 2019 to 8.60, a 31% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.65 | 3.92 | top 2.9% | 211 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 8.60 | 11.32 | top 4.0% | 323 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 44.24 | 51.42 | top 17.4% | 409 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.83 | 1:30.85 | top 22.4% | 299 / 1,167 | |
| 7×7 | 3:38.52 | 3:45.26 | top 22.9% | 110 / 463 | |
| 6×6 | 2:35.18 | 2:40.94 | top 28.4% | 175 / 560 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.87 | 28.12 | top 34.0% | 611 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.60 | 2:18.00 | top 44.5% | 524 / 998 |
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: 9.81 at Guildford Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 25 Oct 2019Seven personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Seven personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019First competition: Fontwell Open 2019. A 12.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fontwell Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jacob Caine — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Ben Stokes — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.