People · United States
Gavin Zielke
Pyraminx · top 0.89% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018ZIEL01
Gavin Zielke has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.84, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022, puts him in the top 0.89% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 255th in the United States. Until April 2012, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since June 2018, he has put 853 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.85 in June 2018 to 9.16, a 65% improvement. Gavin has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 1.84 | 3.51 | top 0.89% | 255 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 1.89 | 3.65 | top 4.1% | 1,649 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 12.07 | top 5.3% | 2,996 / 60,666 | |
| Square-1 | 11.42 | 14.44 | top 8.7% | 630 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 6.70 | 8.62 | top 9.8% | 783 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 37.99 | 42.85 | top 9.9% | 1,493 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 4.01 | 6.51 | top 11.0% | 1,723 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.88 | 1:32.17 | top 17.6% | 1,384 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.74 | 26.27 | top 22.6% | 2,933 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.41 | 1:28.88 | top 22.8% | 1,594 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.12 | 3:02.39 | top 30.9% | 1,105 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:40.89 | 5:11.36 | top 44.9% | 1,318 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.03 | — | top 52.7% | 1,135 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 48.67 | top 62.6% | 1,325 / 2,059 |
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
- 29 Jul 2022Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Buccaneer Bonanza 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022Six personal bests in one day at Buccaneer Bonanza 2022.
- 7 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Jasper Highlands 2022.
- 3 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Big Goobers 2022.
- 11 Jul 2021Four personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Return B 2021.
Competitions
- Fountain City Holiday Special 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cuber Jackets Fall 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
- Kendeda Kubing A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
- GA Cubers Personal Best Quest 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cuber Jackets Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Forks Showdown 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Warm Up 2022 · 24 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast FMC Championship 2022 · 24 Jul 2022
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Big & Blind & Time 2022 · 12 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cubers Pride 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Jasper Highlands 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Big Goobers 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- GA Cubers February C 2022 · 27 Feb 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Return B 2021 · 11 Jul 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Sunset 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Where's Loganville 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Terminus 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Dunwoody Day Bash 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes Again 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Windsor Classic 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 169 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Daniel Mullen — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.