People · United States
Owen Zampell
3×3 · top 31.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025ZAMP01
Owen Zampell has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.24, set at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026, puts him in the top 31.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,861st in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2025, he has put 43 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.43 in December 2025 to 17.24, a 61% improvement. Owen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.24 | 17.87 | top 31.9% | 17,861 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.65 | 18.45 | top 38.7% | 6,745 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.60 | 7.69 | top 46.6% | 19,147 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.13 | 18.14 | top 54.0% | 16,005 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.83 | 43.31 | top 66.5% | 9,591 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:03.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,054 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,029 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 2:11.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,582 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 1:07.53 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,003 / 6,846 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 17.24 at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.24 at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Ipswich Fall 2025. A 44.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ipswich Fall 2025 · 13 Dec 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.
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Miller — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek White — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.24 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.