People · United States
William Shields
2×2 · top 18.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SHIE02
William Shields has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.33, set at Midcoast Cubing 2018, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,108th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2018, he has put 51 official solves on the record across five events. William has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.33 | 4.93 | top 18.1% | 7,108 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.50 | 10.96 | top 29.7% | 4,881 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.30 | 11.24 | top 38.8% | 11,073 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 21.93 | 34.52 | top 45.2% | 26,079 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 46.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,804 / 6,743 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Apr 2018First competition: Midcoast Cubing 2018. A 21.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brookline Favorites III 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Derek White — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Juan F. Wulff — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jeremy Blackman — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.