People · United States
William Andrew Koch
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022KOCH06
William Andrew Koch has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at Going Fast in Franklin 2023, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,442nd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 221 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.21 in November 2022 to 7.82, a 61% improvement. William 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 | 7.82 | 13.03 | top 2.5% | 1,442 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.62 | 7.86 | top 15.4% | 2,409 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.80 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.53 | 10.04 | top 32.3% | 9,043 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 12.25 | 14.62 | top 36.2% | 2,867 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.12 | 1:07.48 | top 39.7% | 6,457 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.04 | 2:31.99 | top 49.3% | 4,129 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.72 | 2:49.00 | top 57.8% | 4,339 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.97 | 48.90 | top 59.0% | 8,258 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 41.86 | 47.89 | top 67.7% | 4,453 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:45.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,124 / 4,196 |
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
- 22 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Indiana Championship 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at TN Speedsolving Winter 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 7.82 at Going Fast in Franklin 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Going Fast in Franklin 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.85 at Music City Speedsolving 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.85 at Music City Speedsolving 2023.
Competitions
- Indiana Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Spring 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- TN Speedsolving Winter 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Going Fast in Franklin 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Bash 2023 · 2 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Music City Speedsolving 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Drew Windham — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Matias Marcantoni-Nunez — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.