People · United States
Oliver Zapata
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023ZAPA01
Oliver Zapata has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.22, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,260th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since January 2023, he has put 618 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 12 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.23 in January 2023 to 12.57, a 72% improvement. Oliver has entered 26 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 | 4.22 | 9.32 | top 8.8% | 2,260 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 11.47 | top 10.0% | 1,524 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.57 | 16.23 | top 15.9% | 8,530 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 5.56 | top 23.6% | 9,256 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.15 | 1:18.75 | top 39.8% | 6,461 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.07 | 2:17.16 | top 46.3% | 3,409 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 15.41 | 17.76 | top 49.6% | 4,044 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.67 | 2:06.05 | top 52.2% | 4,393 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.89 | 1:01.45 | top 77.5% | 11,354 / 15,683 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.57 at Cubing on the Green MN 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing on the Green MN 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 22 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at Cubing on Lake Superior 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 20.60 at Race the Clock Minnesota 2023.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on the Green MN 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SPAMtown III MN 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- Cubing on Lake Superior 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023
- SPAMtown Cubing 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 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.
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nathan Rahn — met in 123 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 122 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.