People · United Kingdom
Willoughby Orchard
3×3 · top 19.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ORCH01
Willoughby Orchard has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.67, set at Wiltshire December 2023, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,329th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since April 2023, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.19 in April 2023 to 13.67, a 41% improvement. Willoughby has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.67 | 15.39 | top 19.8% | 1,329 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.98 | 12.83 | top 36.0% | 1,447 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 4.98 | 6.23 | top 39.1% | 2,051 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 11.43 | 17.60 | top 63.2% | 1,535 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,582 / 2,071 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.76 at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Reading Spring 2023. A 23.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Jacob Payne — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Alonso — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.