People · Canada
William Liang
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018LIAN39
William Liang has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at Richmond Favourites 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 560th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2018, he has put 85 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.80 in December 2018 to 9.39, a 70% improvement. William has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 11.54 | top 5.8% | 560 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.25 | 6.66 | top 8.9% | 321 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.55 | top 11.6% | 762 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 44.72 | 51.14 | top 18.0% | 457 / 3,118 |
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
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at Richmond Favourites 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Favourites 2023.
- 29 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-30 3×3: 19.90 at Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.90 at Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019.
Competitions
- Richmond Favourites 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Select Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
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.
- Michele Cavezza — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Jankowiak — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kenny Zhong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.