People · United Kingdom
William Poole
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023POOL03
William Poole has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.51, set at Edinburgh Winter 2024, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 463rd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 259 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.03 in July 2023 to 9.51, a 14% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.51 | 10.48 | top 6.1% | 463 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 38.20 | 49.83 | top 10.0% | 235 / 2,071 | |
| Square-1 | 15.95 | 22.30 | top 18.6% | 185 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.97 | 9.77 | top 19.8% | 769 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 4.86 | top 25.3% | 1,403 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.12 | 27.05 | top 26.4% | 482 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.15 | 1:37.87 | top 26.6% | 348 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.80 | 3:28.05 | top 42.9% | 262 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 5:00.17 | 5:49.79 | top 50.6% | 251 / 459 | |
| Skewb | 10.93 | 12.79 | top 60.4% | 1,447 / 2,421 |
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
- 30 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 22 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 22 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: Edinburgh Summer 2023. A 12.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nicky Sim — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Angelina Khemlani — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.