People · United States
William Parson
Skewb · top 6.8% of 74,164 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024PARS01
William Parson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.33, set at National Trail Open OH 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,062nd in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2024, he has put 473 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.26 in January 2024 to 11.57, a 52% improvement. William has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.33 | 5.97 | top 6.8% | 1,062 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 14.01 | top 12.5% | 6,780 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.47 | 1:22.76 | top 15.9% | 1,107 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.51 | 7.88 | top 16.5% | 4,467 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 9.33 | 11.50 | top 21.6% | 1,697 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 3.70 | 4.40 | top 22.8% | 9,056 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 55.13 | 1:01.84 | top 31.0% | 4,946 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 25.36 | 31.30 | top 40.0% | 2,629 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.86 | 38.50 | top 41.7% | 5,667 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.11 | 2:27.81 | top 55.0% | 4,719 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.34 | 4:54.43 | top 69.9% | 2,778 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 8:13.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,938 / 3,236 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brown County Big Cubes 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Favorites 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.57 at Houston Back to School 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Houston Back to School 2025.
- 18 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Roanoke Gone Rogue 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- National Trail Open OH 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Brown County Blitz 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Brown County Big Cubes 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Space City Fall TX 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Houston Back to School 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Fun in Muncie 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Choo Choo Cubing B 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ignacio Montilla — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tristan Patrick — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.