People · United Kingdom
William Bolton
2×2 · top 22.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011BOLT01
William Bolton has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.65, set at UK Open 2011, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,242nd in the United Kingdom. Across 1 competition since November 2011, he has put 28 official solves on the record across eight events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 8.42 | top 22.1% | 1,242 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 17.73 | 21.57 | top 33.3% | 2,239 / 6,689 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 831 / 1,151 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,732 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,601 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.06 | 20.50 | top 89.9% | 3,440 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 5:42.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 964 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 2:05.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 779 / 778 |
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 story so far
- 12 Nov 2011First competition: UK Open 2011. A 17.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Arnaud van Galen — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Coghill — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.