People · Canada
William Kitching
2×2 · top 7.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013KITC03
William Kitching has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Indiana 2014, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 460th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2013, he has put 194 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.50 in September 2013 to 11.62, a 61% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 5.04 | top 7.1% | 460 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 5.59 | top 9.0% | 329 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 | 11.62 | 13.22 | top 12.6% | 1,205 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 40.92 | 59.39 | top 13.2% | 343 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 4.45 | 7.35 | top 14.2% | 307 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.43 | — | top 38.8% | 137 / 362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.27 | 36.96 | top 47.3% | 1,103 / 2,632 |
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 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Southern Ontario Summer - Waterloo 2023.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Toronto Open Fall 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2014.
- 23 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2014.
- 31 May 2014Six personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2014.
- 11 Jan 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.86 at Blizzard Town 2014.
Competitions
- Waterloo Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mississauga Blindfolded 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Ontario Summer - Waterloo 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Markham 3x3x3 Morning 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- London Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Blizzard Town 2014 · 11 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2013 · 29 Sep 2013
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.
- Thompson Clarke — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lee Glendenning — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Shanglin Ye — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.