People · United States
William Hancock
3×3 · top 15.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018HANC03
William Hancock has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.37, set at Utah Ice Cubing 2022, puts him in the top 15.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,117th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 63 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.19 in April 2018 to 12.37, a 53% improvement. William has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.37 | 15.38 | top 15.2% | 8,117 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.50 | 1:44.01 | top 28.5% | 2,245 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.44 | 2:59.48 | early days — 3 solves | 1,292 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.62 | 1:50.06 | top 36.8% | 2,645 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 7.04 | top 36.9% | 14,748 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.58 | 4:43.20 | early days — 3 solves | 1,285 / 3,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.46 | 18.17 | top 56.5% | 16,549 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,744 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 12.52 | 15.68 | top 68.6% | 12,876 / 18,907 |
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
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.46 at Utah Ice Cubing 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Utah Ice Cubing 2022.
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 18.72 at Perfect Vision Provo 2020.
- 7 Apr 2018First competition: River Hill Spring 2018. A 26.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manchester 7x7 Day 2025 · 22 Mar 2025
- Utah Ice Cubing 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Perfect Vision Provo 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
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.
- Bradley Sampson — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Calvin Nielson — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damian Wilding — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-1:30 5×5 single — 11,140 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.