People · United Kingdom
William Smith
Skewb · top 26.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022SMIT38
William Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.14, set at Norwich Winter 2024, puts him in the top 26.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 623rd in the United Kingdom. Across 9 competitions since August 2022, he has put 209 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.17 in August 2022 to 17.17, a 60% improvement. William has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.14 | 13.07 | top 26.8% | 623 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.90 | top 27.6% | 1,494 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 17.17 | 22.18 | top 31.5% | 2,109 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.80 | 17.34 | top 43.1% | 1,762 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,319 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.94 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,702 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 29.74 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,057 / 1,232 |
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
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.17 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Suffolk Summer 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Essex Winter 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-30 3×3: 28.16 at Stevenage Autumn A 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First competition: Lincoln Summer 2022. A 43.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Norwich Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Suffolk Summer 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Essex Winter 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn A 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022
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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bo Forsell — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oliver Wheat — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.