People · United States
William Quick
2×2 · top 5.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019QUIC01
William Quick has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at Fort Payne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,149th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2019, he has put 121 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.87 in December 2019 to 11.17, a 53% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 4.66 | top 5.3% | 2,149 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.17 | 14.03 | top 11.1% | 6,060 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.25 | 10.14 | top 38.4% | 11,132 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 9.69 | 12.37 | top 53.0% | 9,706 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 2:14.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,825 / 19,354 |
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
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.55 at Solving at Sycamore TN 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.55 at Solving at Sycamore TN 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Solving at Sycamore TN 2024.
- 7 Dec 2019First competition: Rocky Top 2019. A 23.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spookin' on the Plains at Auburn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Alabama Crimson Cubing Fall 2025 · 12 Oct 2025
- Fort Payne Summer 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Alabama Crimson Cubing Spring 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing on the Plains at Auburn 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Solving at Sycamore TN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rowan Stough — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.