People · Australia
William Jarvis
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020JARV01
William Jarvis has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Puzzling Pakenham Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 712th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2020, he has put 212 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.04 in January 2020 to 11.49, a 40% improvement. William has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.62 | top 9.2% | 712 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 11.49 | 15.31 | top 12.2% | 1,098 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 5.01 | 8.94 | top 18.3% | 486 / 3,589 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 9.67 | top 27.0% | 1,411 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.33 | 31.35 | top 27.0% | 610 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 53.29 | 1:08.52 | top 28.8% | 765 / 3,108 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 21 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2022.
- 23 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Melbourne Summer 2021.
- 23 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2021.
- 25 Jan 2020First competition: Melbourne Summer 2020. A 19.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzling Pakenham Sunday 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023
- Melbourne Summer 2022 · 21 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2021 · 23 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2020 · 25 Jan 2020
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.
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Myles Jarman — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.