People · Canada
William Shen
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016SHEN13
William Shen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.15, set at Battle of Waterloo 2024, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 309th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2016, he has put 94 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.22 in June 2016 to 8.15, a 62% improvement. William has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.15 | 8.79 | top 3.1% | 309 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 37.08 | 42.69 | top 8.9% | 209 / 3,180 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.64 | top 12.3% | 832 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.69 | 9.32 | top 17.8% | 730 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.11 | 20.93 | top 18.2% | 392 / 2,632 | |
| Skewb | 5.07 | 7.51 | top 18.7% | 432 / 2,928 | |
| Square-1 | 35.00 | 39.46 | top 58.4% | 535 / 973 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:31.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 362 | |
| Clock | 49.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,018 / 1,057 |
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
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.15 at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.64 at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Newmarket Open 2016. A 21.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Mini Blindfolded 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brennen Lin — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Wu — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.