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William Kretschmer
Pyraminx · top 18.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010KRET01
William Kretschmer has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.83, set at MIT Fall 2014, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,987th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since August 2010, he has put 207 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.05 in August 2010 to 3.71, a 39% improvement. William has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 8.39 | top 18.7% | 4,987 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 5.81 | top 22.8% | 8,964 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.52 | 22.73 | top 38.6% | 21,802 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.02 | 3:18.11 | top 60.6% | 4,576 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.50 | 1:52.24 | top 72.9% | 13,179 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Oct 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.52 at Harvard Fall 2011.
- 22 Oct 2011Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2011.
- 2 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2010.
- 6 Aug 2010First competition: United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010. A 26.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Fall 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2010 · 2 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rowe Hessler — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kian Barry — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.