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William Henry Bany
Pyraminx · top 7.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019BANY01
William Henry Bany has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.87, set at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,824th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2019, he has put 187 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.00 in March 2019 to 10.01, a 63% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.87 | 10.32 | top 7.1% | 1,824 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 12.23 | top 7.5% | 4,197 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.17 | top 9.4% | 3,736 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.37 | 11.00 | top 21.1% | 3,409 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.27 | 30.50 | top 40.1% | 5,429 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.47 | 1:11.36 | top 41.3% | 6,826 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.54 | 2:19.02 | top 51.1% | 3,900 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,193 / 2,059 | |
| Clock | 33.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,070 / 9,172 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026.
- 26 Nov 2021Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2021.
- 25 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Houston Winter 2020.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Lafayette Fall 2019.
- 1 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.39 at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First competition: 3x3x3 Cube Frisco 2019. A 27.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Qualifier 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Quiet Qualifier 2025 · 17 May 2025
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 · 26 Nov 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Houston Winter 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Lafayette Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- 345 Cube Day Allen 2019 · 13 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW With A Twist 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3x3 Cube Frisco 2019 · 9 Mar 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Miller — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Patrick — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.