People · United States
William Murphy
3×3 · top 39.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017MURP08
William Murphy has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.80, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020, puts him in the top 39.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,298th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2017, he has put 50 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.45 in November 2017 to 19.80, a 50% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.80 | 24.95 | top 39.4% | 22,298 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.95 | 9.58 | top 50.4% | 20,467 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.24 | 17.69 | top 68.7% | 20,324 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,162 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:52.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,542 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:20.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,293 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 27.23 | 30.58 | top 96.1% | 18,387 / 18,907 |
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
- 15 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020.
- 12 Jan 2020First sub-30 3×3: 21.33 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 23 2020.
- 12 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 23 2020.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: Berkeley Fall 2017. A 39.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 23 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Newhoff — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Chai (柴天方) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.80 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.