People · United Kingdom
William Cadwell Walker
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022WALK02
William Cadwell Walker has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Bolton Spring 2023, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 372nd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2022, he has put 467 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.50 in January 2022 to 8.92, a 15% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.92 | 10.33 | top 4.7% | 372 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 34.01 | 39.29 | top 5.9% | 144 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.20 | 17.15 | top 6.6% | 128 / 1,861 | |
| 7×7 | 2:47.66 | 2:57.45 | top 7.2% | 35 / 463 | |
| 6×6 | 1:49.87 | 1:57.94 | top 7.2% | 48 / 560 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.49 | top 7.4% | 511 / 4,946 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.23 | 1:06.75 | top 7.4% | 101 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.63 | 1:13.58 | top 14.9% | 189 / 998 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 10.12 | top 24.1% | 953 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 9.98 | top 25.1% | 583 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 18.52 | 21.06 | top 60.4% | 795 / 1,255 | |
| Square-1 | 41.53 | — | top 67.3% | 553 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Manchester 7x7 Day 2025.
- 18 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bolton Spring 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Stevenage Summer 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022Nine personal bests in one day at Stevenage Summer 2022.
Competitions
- Manchester 7x7 Day 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Stevenage Summer 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Farnworth Spring C 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 70 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Harley — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Danny Morgan — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.