People · United States
William Zhou
3×3 · top 16.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024ZHOU34
William Zhou has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.66, set at Edgemont Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,706th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since September 2024, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.28 in September 2024 to 12.66, a 41% improvement. William has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 12.66 | 14.77 | top 16.2% | 8,706 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.42 | 5.57 | top 31.9% | 12,685 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.58 | 33.30 | top 45.7% | 6,201 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 15.17 | 16.98 | top 48.6% | 3,956 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.34 | 14.42 | top 69.3% | 20,513 / 28,708 |
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
- 4 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.47 at Kisco Cubing 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Kisco Cubing 2025.
- 8 Sep 2024First competition: Hudson Valley Summer 2024. A 21.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edgemont Cubing 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Westport Icebreaker 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Westport Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Fort Lee Summer 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Connecticut Championship 2025 · 26 Jul 2025
- Hudson Valley Winter 2025 · 26 Jan 2025
- Kisco Cubing 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hudson Valley Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024
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.
- Jalen Shareef — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ayden Dincher — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.