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William Zhan

3×3 · top 17.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ZHAN51

William Zhan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.88, set at Texas Championship 2023, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,102nd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since October 2022, he has put 32 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.43 in October 2022 to 12.88, a 45% improvement. William has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 17.0% of 284,439 all-time
12.88
signature single · Texas Championship 2023
32
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×312.8817.45
top 17.0%9,102 / 59,724
Square-137.571:18.53
top 62.2%4,108 / 6,743
2×28.9315.41
top 73.1%30,241 / 40,951
4×42:09.78
early days — 1 solve16,171 / 19,072
Pyraminx18.9629.56
top 91.4%26,810 / 28,708
Megaminx4:31.06
early days — 2 solves7,542 / 7,841
Skewb25.1035.72
top 94.9%18,213 / 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

DFW Cubing Fall 2022: 23.43Texas Championship 2023: 12.8812.8823.4323 Oct 20222 Dec 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Jake Maddox — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Ryan Pilat — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Casey Ngo — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
  • A sub-30 Square-1 single — 12,477 people have one; it is 7.57 away.

Targets move as he improves.