People · Canada
William Cheng
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022CHEN42
William Cheng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Winnipeg Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 589th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since June 2022, he has put 59 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.97 in June 2022 to 2.52, a 15% improvement. William has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 3.57 | top 9.1% | 589 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 13.90 | top 14.8% | 1,401 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.83 | 29.25 | top 31.0% | 690 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 37.55 | 43.89 | top 62.2% | 568 / 952 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022First competition: Winnipeg Open 2022. A 14.41 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2022.
Competitions
- Winnipeg Open 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 4 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Bitz — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.