William Orrell

William Orrell is an athlete in the sport of sport stacking. He is the reigning WSSA Overall All-Around Sport Stacking World Champion. Over his 17 year sport stacking career, Orrell has set over 30 WSSA sport stacking world records, won 3 WSSA Overall All-Around World Championship titles, and 6 WSSA Overall All-Around AAU Junior Olympic titles.
==Early life==
William Orrell grew up in Davie County, North Carolina, where he attended Shady Grove Elementary School. At age 8, he learned sport stacking from his physical education teacher Karen Umberger. Orrell was quickly hooked, practicing several hours per day. Since taking on the sport, Orrell has competed in over 70 WSSA sport stacking tournaments worldwide.
==Youtube==
In January 2011, William Orrell started a sport stacking Youtube channel. Over time, he garnered a following of thousands of sport stacking enthusiasts. On his channel, Orrell posted hundreds of videos documenting his personal progression and accomplishments in sport stacking.
==Media appearances==
In the summer of 2012, William Orrell's relay team "Wills & Not Wills" was featured on ESPN SportCenter as the #1 Play of the Week. On March 31, 2016, Orrell was mentioned in The New York Times at the top of an article titled "Cup Stacking: A Sport Whose Growth Runneth Over." Also in 2016, Orrell starred in an NBA League Pass commercial with LeBron James.
In addition, Orrell's records were featured in the Guinness World Records Book in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2024. 
==Marquee tournament podium finishes==
===WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships===
Year	Location 	Placement	Reference
2013	Orlando, FL 	3rd 	
2015	Montreal, Canada 	1st 	
2018	Orlando, FL 	1st 	
2022	Satellite Locations	3rd 	
2024	Orlando, FL 	1st 	
====WSSA AAU Junior Olympic Sport Stacking Championships====
Year	Location 	Placement	Reference
2012	Houston, TX 	2nd 	
2013	Detroit, MI 	2nd 	
2014	Des Miones, IA 	1st 	
2015	Hampton Roads, VA	1st 	
2016	Houston, TX 	1st 	
2019	Greensboro, NC 	1st 	
2021	Houston, TX 	1st 	
2022	Greensboro, NC 	1st 	
2023	Des Miones, IA 	2nd 	
==World Records==
3-3-3 World Records
Time 	Location 	Date 	Reference
1.59 	Columbus, GA 	February 11, 2012	
1.472 	Wheeling, WV 	February 8, 2014 	
1.436 	Kingston, GA 	March 15, 2014 	
1.424 	Philadelphia, PA	June 7, 2014 	
1.418 	Wheeling, WV 	February 7, 2015 	
1.363 	Eatonton, GA 	November 14, 2015	
1.481*	Norcross, GA 	February 19, 2022	
1.392*	Liberty, NC 	May 18, 2024 	
====3-6-3 World Records====
Time 	Location 	Date 	Reference
1.911	Detroit, MI 	July 27, 2013 	
1.902	Kingston, GA 	March 15, 2014 	
1.863	Philadelphia, PA	June 7, 2014 	
1.861	Columbus, GA 	January 31, 2015 	
1.824	Beaufort, SC 	May 26, 2015 	
1.793	Eatonton, GA 	November 14, 2015	
=====Cycle World Records=====
Time 	Location 	Date 	Reference
5.83 	Columbus, GA 	February 11, 2012	
5.68 	Owings Mills, MD	March 3, 2012 	
5.617	Advance, NC 	March 16, 2013 	
5.303	Towson, MD 	March 22, 2014 	
5.280	Des Moines, IA 	August 2, 2014 	
5.100	Arlington, VA 	November 8, 2014 	
5.000	Columbus, GA 	January 31, 2015 	
4.930	Columbus, GA 	January 7, 2017 	
4.813	Columbus, GA 	January 7, 2017 	
====== 3-6-3 Relay World Records ======
Time 	Team 	Location 	Date 	Reference
13.96 	Wills & Not Wills 	Colorado Springs, CO	March 25, 2012 	
13.81 	Chosen Five 	Philadelphia, PA 	June 9, 2012 	
13.43 	Wills & Not Wills 	Houston, TX 	July 27, 2012 	
13.187 	Wills & Not Wills 	Towson, MD 	March, 24, 2013 	
13.039 	Fantastic Four 	Kansas City, MO 	March 30, 2014 	
12.558 	Fantastic Four 	Arlington, VA 	November 8, 2014 	
12.421 	Team USA All Stars	Montreal, Canada 	April 12, 2015 	
12.212 	Fantastic Four 	Towson, MD 	April 18, 2015 	
12.187 	Pro Series E 	Nottingham, MD 	March 16, 2019 	
12.234*	Frisbee! 	Norcross, GA 	February 17, 2024	
*Times marked with an asterisk were set after the record reset and switch to the G5 Speed Stacks timer in WSSA competitions. This switch to a 4 sensor timer transpired due to the prevalence of scratches among top competitors occurring with 2 sensor timers.
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