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Oliver Zook
3×3 · top 49.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ZOOK01
Oliver Zook has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.39, set at UMBC Fall 2026, puts him in the top 49.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28,918th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 48 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.03 in February 2026 to 23.39, a 42% improvement. Oliver has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 23.39 | 31.42 | top 49.0% | 28,918 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 7.09 | 9.45 | top 61.2% | 25,564 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.56 | 15.06 | top 80.2% | 24,134 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 31.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,899 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 2:45.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,429 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 5:24.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,931 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:57.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,582 / 15,900 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 25.39 at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: UMBC Winter 2026. A 40.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMBC Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
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.
- Daniel Greigg — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fiona Bao — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.