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William Karlsen

3×3 · top 55.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024KARL05

William Karlsen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.11, set at Jukkasjärvi Midnight Sun 2024, puts him in the top 55.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,493rd in Sweden. Across 2 competitions since April 2024, he has put 30 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.88 in April 2024 to 26.11, an 18% improvement. William has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 55.0% of 284,439 all-time
26.11
signature single · Jukkasjärvi Midnight Sun 2024
30
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingSweden
3×326.1133.98
top 55.0%1,493 / 2,925
Pyraminx12.3219.35
top 69.2%1,270 / 1,730
4×42:06.84
early days — 2 solves861 / 1,120
2×213.6516.87
top 88.2%2,025 / 2,325
Skewb19.3222.44
top 88.6%1,055 / 1,173

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

Cuboss Open 2024: 31.88Jukkasjärvi Midnight Sun 2024: 26.1126.1131.886 Apr 202428 Jun 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
  • A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.32 away.

Targets move as he improves.