People · United States
William Edwards
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024EDWA04
William Edwards has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.97, set at Fast in Fargo 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,573rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since June 2024, he has put 629 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.19 in June 2024 to 7.97, a 35% improvement. William has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.97 | 10.14 | top 2.7% | 1,573 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 6.73 | top 4.8% | 1,269 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 5.48 | 6.14 | top 5.7% | 440 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 3.33 | top 8.4% | 3,319 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 13.00 | 18.62 | top 11.9% | 825 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 7.52 | top 16.5% | 2,612 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.00 | 25.26 | top 20.5% | 2,625 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 49.76 | 58.10 | top 24.4% | 3,735 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.94 | 1:52.83 | top 35.7% | 2,550 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.32 | — | top 63.6% | 5,511 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:31.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,574 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 8:28.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,948 / 3,184 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at FSUbers 11.0 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 10 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Moorhead Madness 2025.
- 10 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Moorhead Madness 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at FSUbers 8.0 2025.
Competitions
- Fast in Fargo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- FSUbers 11.0 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving in Savannah 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- Moorhead Madness 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- FSUbers 8.0 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lisa Kucala — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 71 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.