People · United States
William James Bakken
3×3 · top 72.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024BAKK02
William James Bakken has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 36.23, set at Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024, puts him in the top 72.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43,811th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 34 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.80 in June 2024 to 36.23, a 13% improvement. William has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 36.23 | 41.64 | top 72.2% | 43,811 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.65 | 16.55 | top 76.2% | 22,573 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 12.46 | 14.82 | top 85.6% | 35,564 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 25.34 | 29.69 | top 95.1% | 18,237 / 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
- 16 Jun 2024First competition: Gem City Donut DNF 2024. A 41.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025 · 28 Jun 2025
- Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Gem City Flybys I OH 2024 · 29 Jul 2024
- Gem City Donut DNF 2024 · 16 Jun 2024
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.
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emery McFeeter — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Sotto — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 6.23 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.