People · Australia
William Carter
3×3 · top 4.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019CART03
William Carter has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.79, set at Queensland Open 2024, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 415th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2019, he has put 423 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.88 in April 2019 to 8.79, a 58% improvement. William has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 10.15 | top 4.4% | 415 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.14 | 15.87 | top 4.7% | 107 / 2,685 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 3.42 | top 7.8% | 596 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 37.66 | 43.42 | top 9.5% | 252 / 3,108 | |
| Square-1 | 14.54 | 19.08 | top 15.4% | 155 / 920 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.24 | 1:23.11 | top 17.1% | 234 / 1,412 | |
| Clock | 8.61 | 10.24 | top 17.9% | 208 / 1,159 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.88 | 2:43.41 | top 22.7% | 143 / 667 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.57 | 4:00.27 | top 27.0% | 125 / 540 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.22 | 13.10 | top 29.7% | 1,564 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 7.22 | 8.76 | top 35.5% | 1,056 / 3,589 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 720 / 1,313 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:28.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 272 / 399 |
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
- 28 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2024.
- 28 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at U Cube at UQ Saturday 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Brisbane Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Eastside Side Events 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- U Cube at UQ Saturday 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Northside Cube Days 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Brisbane 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
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.
- Yibo Wang (王奕博) — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hao Do — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Jamie Otsu — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.