People · United States
Will Darwood
3×3 · top 55.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009DARW01
Will Darwood has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.52, set at Antelope Valley Winter 2013, puts him in the top 55.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32,938th in the United States. Across 14 competitions since December 2009, he has put 157 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 54.53 in December 2009 to 26.52, a 51% improvement. Will has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 26.52 | 33.41 | top 55.9% | 32,938 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.55 | 14.62 | top 56.4% | 23,109 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 23.69 | 30.49 | top 96.1% | 27,950 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:56.88 | — | top 96.1% | 18,476 / 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
- 11 Feb 2012First sub-30 3×3: 29.61 at Caltech Winter 2012.
- 19 Dec 2009First competition: Discovery Science Center Winter 2009. A 54.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
- Caltech Spring Open 2013 · 25 May 2013
- Antelope Valley Spring Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Antelope Valley Winter 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2012 · 17 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2012 · 18 Aug 2012
- Antelope Valley Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Marymount Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010
- Discovery Science Center Winter 2009 · 19 Dec 2009
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.
- James Hamory — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Turner — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.