People · United States
William Villanueva
3×3 · top 33.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025VILL32
William Villanueva has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.74, set at Wichita Art Museum 2026, puts him in the top 33.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,483rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since July 2025, he has put 102 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.70 in July 2025 to 17.74, a 52% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.74 | 24.37 | top 33.3% | 18,483 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.09 | 1:20.10 | top 39.7% | 6,452 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.33 | 7.95 | top 43.4% | 17,479 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.16 | 54.28 | top 55.7% | 7,717 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.49 | 17.16 | top 56.8% | 16,620 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 19.17 | 27.12 | top 62.3% | 5,265 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 12.10 | 18.13 | top 66.5% | 12,413 / 18,907 |
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
- 2 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.74 at Wichita Art Museum 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.04 at Lawrence Summer 2025.
- 20 Jul 2025First competition: UCLA Summer 2025. A 36.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- COMO Cube-Off 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- KCKC 9 Big and Awkward 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wichita Art Museum 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025
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.
- Dan Smith — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Benjamin J. Dunn — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marcus Kamen — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.74 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 3.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.