People · Australia
William Kupkee
2×2 · top 3.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KUPK01
William Kupkee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at Orange 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 280th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2022, he has put 332 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.17 in June 2022 to 10.59, a 50% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 5.10 | top 3.5% | 280 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 10.59 | 13.36 | top 9.2% | 818 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 41.35 | 49.13 | top 13.7% | 339 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.60 | 1:32.09 | top 19.6% | 260 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.13 | 1:34.07 | top 23.8% | 290 / 1,277 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.84 | 10.67 | top 26.5% | 1,359 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 6.16 | 10.54 | top 27.0% | 722 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.89 | 28.99 | top 31.2% | 713 / 2,659 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.03 | 2:59.79 | top 38.6% | 240 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 4:56.68 | 5:11.23 | top 49.7% | 244 / 523 | |
| Clock | 19.08 | 29.13 | top 62.0% | 644 / 1,095 | |
| Square-1 | 1:07.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 814 / 899 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Orange 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Australian Capital Territory Championship 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at Goulburn Open 2024.
Competitions
- Orange 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Capital Territory Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Canberra Spring 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Chilling in Canberra Sunday 2024 · 23 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Goulburn Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Orange Zest 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- South Coast Spring 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW Central West Winter 2022 · 19 Jun 2022
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.
- Peri Le Dain — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.