People · Belgium
William Pham
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018PHAM02
William Pham has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at Annuntia Saturday Open 2022, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in Belgium. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2018, he has put 153 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.26 in February 2018 to 9.65, a 52% improvement. William has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 11.58 | top 6.5% | 79 / 1,094 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 3.84 | top 19.4% | 185 / 777 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.77 | 10.42 | top 26.0% | 191 / 589 |
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
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Annuntia Saturday Open 2022.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Solstice 2019.
- 11 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Brugge Open 2019.
- 11 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Brugge Open 2019.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at Belgian Easter 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Annuntia Open 2018. A 20.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brugge Saturday Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Annuntia Saturday Open 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Seraing Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Solstice 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Brugge Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Easter 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Annuntia Open 2018 · 17 Feb 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.
- Nicolas Vansteen — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Samuel Janssen — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Arthur Wallem — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.