People · United Kingdom
William Austin
Pyraminx · top 3.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022AUST02
William Austin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Rubik's UK Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 150th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2022, he has put 271 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.32 in April 2022 to 3.54, a 33% improvement. William has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.98 | 4.34 | top 3.6% | 150 / 3,704 | |
| Clock | 5.14 | 6.62 | top 4.8% | 71 / 1,255 | |
| Skewb | 3.72 | 4.71 | top 9.1% | 200 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 | 13.13 | 17.42 | top 18.0% | 1,223 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 4.46 | top 20.8% | 1,191 / 4,946 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 632 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,411 / 2,112 | |
| Square-1 | 55.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 654 / 789 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.13 at Wakefield Autumn 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.37 at Wakefield Spring 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Wakefield Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Six personal bests in one day at Lincolnshire Winter 2023.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.30 at Lincoln Summer 2022.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Farnworth Spring D 2022 · 17 Apr 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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luke Burns — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.