People · Canada
William Nicholson
3×3 · top 8.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017NICH01
William Nicholson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.47, set at Vancouver Open Summer 2017, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 833rd in Canada. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2017, he has put 91 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.18 in January 2017 to 10.47, a 14% 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 | 10.47 | 12.44 | top 8.9% | 833 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.09 | top 17.4% | 1,182 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.65 | 8.82 | top 17.5% | 718 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 7.78 | top 26.2% | 635 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 59.05 | 1:09.34 | top 35.6% | 958 / 3,180 | |
| Square-1 | 24.70 | 32.26 | top 38.6% | 342 / 973 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.90 | 30.35 | top 39.2% | 880 / 2,632 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.28 | 2:34.24 | top 61.8% | 848 / 1,546 |
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
- 7 Jan 2017First competition: Vancouver Open Winter 2017. A 12.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 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.
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Thaddeus Vo — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Jack Manuel — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.