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Noah Zelkin
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015ZELK01
Noah Zelkin has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 860th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2015, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.06 in June 2015 to 14.42, a 59% improvement. Noah 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.89 | 6.73 | top 3.3% | 860 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.95 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.65 | 12.74 | top 15.6% | 2,446 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.42 | 16.68 | top 22.4% | 12,133 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 26.45 | 34.32 | top 42.3% | 2,746 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.54 | 49.06 | top 68.8% | 9,849 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.04 | — | top 77.3% | 14,216 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:47.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,042 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 70 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,020 / 2,040 |
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
- 1 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at UIUC Fall 2019.
- 1 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 19.02 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.02 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017.
- 12 Jun 2015First competition: Indiana 2015. A 35.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Winter 2017 · 12 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
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.
- Brian Johnson — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joshua Feran — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.