People · United States
Louis Zettelmaier
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025ZETT01
Louis Zettelmaier has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.99, set at Michigan Mini 39 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,080th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2025, he has put 124 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.74 in July 2025 to 9.99, a 52% improvement. Louis has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.99 | 12.72 | top 7.4% | 4,080 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.07 | 7.22 | top 18.7% | 2,975 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 48.65 | 53.29 | top 23.0% | 3,489 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.99 | 25.53 | top 28.7% | 3,712 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.84 | 2:02.53 | top 44.0% | 3,217 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 6.23 | 7.52 | top 53.2% | 21,728 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:56.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,402 / 2,092 |
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
- 19 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Michigan Mini 39 2026.
- 19 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 39 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.23 at Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025.
- 28 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.51 at Michigan Mini 34 2025.
- 28 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 34 2025.
- 26 Jun 2025First competition: Michigan Mini 32 2025.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 39 2026 · 19 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Medium 2025 · 29 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 37 2025 · 6 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 34 2025 · 28 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 33 2025 · 24 Jul 2025
- Michigan Mini 32 2025 · 26 Jun 2025
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.
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Hildreth — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tyler Rose — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.