People · United States
Will Richardson
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018RICH01
Will Richardson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at MLWGS Winter 2020, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,585th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2018, he has put 94 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.88 in February 2018 to 9.65, a 58% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 10.60 | top 6.5% | 3,585 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 37.66 | 43.02 | top 9.4% | 1,406 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.62 | top 14.1% | 5,541 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.09 | 28.18 | top 26.3% | 3,401 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.37 | 1:32.12 | top 26.7% | 2,087 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.73 | 10.56 | top 34.0% | 9,587 / 28,708 |
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: 9.65 at MLWGS Winter 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at MLWGS Winter 2020.
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at TJHSST Fall 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at NovaCube 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Slow N Steady Winter 2018. A 22.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- MLWGS Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- RVAutumn 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Nielsen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.