People · United Kingdom
William Clarke
2×2 · top 0.64% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024CLAR27
William Clarke has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.04, set at Sheffield Spring 2026, puts him in the top 0.64% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2024, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.36 in July 2024 to 9.84, a 20% improvement. William has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.04 | 4.90 | top 0.64% | 53 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 12.64 | top 7.0% | 513 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.73 | 17.76 | top 9.6% | 192 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:58.35 | — | top 32.9% | 138 / 311 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.96 | 1:14.31 | top 41.7% | 900 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.02 | — | top 56.0% | 691 / 1,151 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Sheffield Spring 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chichester January 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Chichester Summer 2024. A 12.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sheffield Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chichester January 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chichester Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Nicholls — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Harry Dixon — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.