People · Spain
Ekaitz Zubizarreta
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014ZUBI03
Ekaitz Zubizarreta has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Plentzia Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 313th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since December 2014, he has put 593 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.55 in December 2014 to 14.35, a 68% improvement. Ekaitz has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 5.98 | top 7.9% | 313 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 14.35 | 18.77 | top 22.2% | 931 / 5,141 | |
| Skewb | 5.65 | 12.29 | top 23.1% | 500 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 9.71 | top 27.0% | 810 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.16 | 35.42 | top 34.6% | 384 / 1,315 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.42 | 1:21.74 | top 50.2% | 789 / 1,762 | |
| Square-1 | 32.83 | 43.30 | top 54.7% | 301 / 604 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.49 | 2:36.68 | top 59.6% | 433 / 863 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 615 / 874 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | top 83.5% | 219 / 282 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.35 at Euskadi Open Portugalete 2019.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Basauri Open 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017Six personal bests in one day at Plentzia Open 2017.
- 2 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.53 at Plentzia Open 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016Six personal bests in one day at Plentzia Open 2016.
- 3 Oct 2015Six personal bests in one day at Basauri Open 2015.
Competitions
- Bilbao Open 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Urnieta Open 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- JukiMods Baztan Open 2019 · 19 Apr 2019
- Euskadi Open Portugalete 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2018 · 12 Oct 2018
- Bilbao Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018
- Euskadi Open Portugalete 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Iruña Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Basauri Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Plentzia Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2017 · 1 Apr 2017
- Basauri Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Plentzia Open 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Gernika Open 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Euskadi Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
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.
- Julen Simón Iriarte — met in 108 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eki Gartzia González — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rubén López de Juan — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.