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Mason Zimbelman
2×2 · top 4.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ZIMB02
Mason Zimbelman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Wisconsin Championship 2025, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,889th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2022, he has put 310 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.56 in August 2022 to 9.96, a 46% improvement. Mason has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 3.41 | top 4.7% | 1,889 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 12.46 | top 7.4% | 4,106 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.44 | 8.09 | top 16.1% | 4,323 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 4.77 | 6.38 | top 16.5% | 2,628 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.65 | 1:26.13 | top 20.9% | 1,465 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 3:55.49 | 4:29.55 | top 29.0% | 822 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 11.16 | 13.35 | top 30.7% | 2,463 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.78 | 28.28 | top 31.0% | 4,059 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 56.48 | 1:05.31 | top 32.6% | 5,241 / 19,354 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.26 | 3:15.04 | top 42.2% | 1,578 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 27.29 | 34.28 | top 44.2% | 2,913 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,301 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:37.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,594 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 21:42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 643 / 740 |
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
- 8 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 8 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at Wisconsin Championship 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Wisconsin Championship 2025.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Milwaukee First 2022. A 18.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waukesha Weeknights 2026 · 26 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3 in Madison 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Midwest Cubing Classic 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin on Ice 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Madison MistletOH 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Championship 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Get to the Point 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Milwaukee First 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Sebastian Carrillo — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.