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Gavin Zhu
Pyraminx · top 1.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ZHUG02
Gavin Zhu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at SacCubing XXIII 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 502nd in the United States. Until April 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2023, he has put 276 official solves on the record across nine 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 18.98 in September 2023 to 9.90, a 48% improvement. Gavin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.38 | 5.87 | top 1.9% | 502 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.90 | 11.49 | top 7.2% | 3,946 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 35.79 | 43.70 | top 7.4% | 1,139 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.26 | 7.19 | top 20.2% | 3,222 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 5.20 | top 21.3% | 8,333 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.15 | 1:38.77 | top 27.0% | 1,860 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.87 | 30.32 | top 28.4% | 3,667 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.40 | 1:39.96 | top 28.4% | 2,236 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 32.98 | 39.25 | top 55.0% | 3,630 / 6,743 |
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
- 17 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at SacCubing XXIII 2026.
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XXIII 2026.
- 19 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Duper Super Davis Spring 2026.
- 18 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XXII 2026.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.70 at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Davis Spring Sunset 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Folsom Summer 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- Claws Up Final Touchdown 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Winter 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Folsom Winter 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Claws Up Winter 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023
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.
- Sebastian Stone — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chris Martin — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.