People · United States
Will Marshall
Skewb · top 9.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014MARS05
Will Marshall has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.82, set at Maine Cubing 2016, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,486th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2014, he has put 365 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.75 in October 2014 to 15.86, a 72% improvement. Will has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 3.82 | 5.94 | top 9.7% | 1,486 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 5.78 | top 11.6% | 4,548 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.86 | 20.99 | top 27.3% | 14,955 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 10.01 | top 28.5% | 7,872 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.11 | 1:42.06 | top 51.7% | 8,733 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.94 | 52.94 | top 71.5% | 10,295 / 15,683 |
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
- 23 Apr 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Maine Cubing 2016.
- 3 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2015.
- 31 Jul 2015Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 30 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Melrose Spring 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014First sub-30 3×3: 28.18 at MIT Fall 2014.
- 6 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2014.
Competitions
- BU Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016
- Maine Cubing 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2015 · 12 Dec 2015
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015
- Lexington Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Melrose Spring 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Fall 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- JP Bulman — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rose-Levine — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.