People · United States
William Paul Dunphy
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024DUNP01
William Paul Dunphy has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.98, set at UMBC Spring 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,630th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 185 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.26 in March 2024 to 7.98, a 56% improvement. William has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.98 | 9.85 | top 2.8% | 1,630 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 50.91 | 55.52 | top 5.5% | 402 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.02 | 1:05.70 | top 6.2% | 510 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 36.23 | 37.37 | top 8.0% | 1,221 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.34 | 17.72 | top 8.9% | 1,202 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 4.26 | 7.74 | top 12.8% | 1,998 / 19,164 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.31 | 2:27.76 | top 21.3% | 762 / 4,262 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 5.47 | top 29.0% | 11,692 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.65 | 10.28 | top 33.3% | 9,507 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 23.97 | 28.54 | top 36.8% | 2,429 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 4:25.42 | 4:52.47 | top 39.8% | 1,142 / 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
- 14 Aug 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 10 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 7.98 at UMBC Spring 2025.
- 10 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at UMBC Spring 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at River Hill Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First competition: Penn Cube Day Spring 2024. A 18.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- UMBC Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
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.
- Griffin Kim — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Currin Wilson — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Leland Pak — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,829 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.