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William Andrew Lau
Pyraminx · top 14.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022LAUW02
William Andrew Lau has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.22, set at South Australian Open 2023, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 696th in Australia. Across 6 competitions since August 2022, he has put 129 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.57 in August 2022 to 12.91, a 55% improvement. William has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.22 | 9.57 | top 14.6% | 696 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 12.91 | 16.50 | top 17.1% | 1,523 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.61 | top 27.6% | 2,153 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 9.55 | top 44.3% | 1,377 / 3,534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.31 | — | top 53.4% | 662 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.47 | — | top 62.5% | 1,774 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.32 | — | top 68.3% | 958 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.25 | 56.31 | top 69.6% | 1,651 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.22 | — | top 88.7% | 820 / 899 | |
| 7×7 | 9:59.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 499 / 523 |
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
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.91 at Adelaide Summer 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023Nine personal bests in one day at South Australian Open 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.08 at Adelaide Summer 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at South Australian Open 2022.
- 21 Aug 2022First competition: Clare Valley Cubing 2022. A 28.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Adelaide Summer 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- South Australian Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- On the Side South Australia 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- South Australian Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Clare Valley Cubing 2022 · 21 Aug 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.
- Dallas McNeil — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jonah Blakeley — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rafael Chowindra — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.