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William Acheson

2×2 · top 17.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ACHE01

William Acheson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 17.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,726th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2017, he has put 81 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.28 in August 2017 to 13.30, a 51% improvement. William has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 17.2% of 186,767 all-time
3.25
signature single · CubingUSA Nationals 2018
81
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×23.255.67
top 17.2%6,726 / 40,951
3×313.3016.34
top 18.5%9,919 / 59,724
4×458.461:10.27
top 34.8%5,601 / 19,072
Skewb8.4114.24
top 44.3%7,805 / 18,907
Pyraminx9.0512.49
top 45.3%13,031 / 28,708
5×51:55.932:09.15
top 46.7%3,875 / 9,401
Square-134.7247.07
top 57.9%3,822 / 6,743
3×3 one-handed36.6043.31
top 60.1%8,438 / 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

Longmont Summer 2017: 27.28Veterans Day Open 2017: 26.65Colorado Qualifier 2018: 13.30CubingUSA Nationals 2018: 14.7313.3027.2826 Aug 201727 Jul 2018

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.30 away.

Targets move as he improves.