People · United States
William Hooker
3×3 · top 36.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022HOOK01
William Hooker has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.66, set at Slow N Steady UMD Spring 2025, puts him in the top 36.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,273rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2022, he has put 61 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:08.96 in August 2022 to 18.66, a 73% improvement. William has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 18.66 | 22.16 | top 36.1% | 20,273 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.98 | 11.21 | top 60.3% | 24,743 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.46 | 22.80 | top 79.8% | 23,618 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:03.03 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15,526 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:32.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,808 / 15,683 |
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 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.66 at Slow N Steady UMD Spring 2025.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-60 3×3: 28.19 at Think In Fink Fall 2022.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-30 3×3: 28.19 at Think In Fink Fall 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022First competition: Silver Spring Summer 2022. A 1:08.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Slow N Steady UMD Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Think In Fink Fall 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Silver Spring Summer 2022 · 13 Aug 2022
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.
- Brayden Adams — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Brooks Dowdy — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brad Hoffman — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.66 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.