People · Australia
Will Rankin
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014RANK01
Will Rankin has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.85, set at Odd Day in Sydney 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 661st in Australia. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since January 2014, he has put 550 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.27 in January 2014 to 9.85, a 78% improvement. Will has entered 17 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 10.83 | top 7.1% | 661 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.81 | 9.22 | top 12.1% | 565 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.30 | top 13.5% | 1,055 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 41.70 | 47.33 | top 14.2% | 357 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.08 | 24.57 | top 18.1% | 401 / 2,685 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.88 | 1:42.61 | top 28.1% | 389 / 1,412 | |
| Skewb | 7.13 | 10.41 | top 34.8% | 1,011 / 3,589 | |
| Square-1 | 26.24 | 39.16 | top 42.0% | 411 / 920 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 66 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 460 / 474 |
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 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Odd Day in Sydney 2018.
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Canberra Autumn 2018.
- 18 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Classic 2017.
- 24 Sep 2016Six personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Maitland Winter 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Chilling in Canberra 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle Autumn 2021 · 30 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Fortitude Sydney 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2018 · 11 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up Sydney 2018 · 19 Aug 2018
- Canberra Autumn 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Canberra Spring 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Spring 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2014 · 16 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Canberra Summer 2014 · 18 Jan 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 84 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kirt Protacio — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 69 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.