People · Belgium
Théo Zanin
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ZANI01
Théo Zanin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.47, set at Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Belgium. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since November 2022, he has put 915 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.70 in November 2022 to 7.47, a 36% improvement. He has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.47 | 8.81 | top 1.9% | 26 / 1,094 | |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 2.35 | top 2.5% | 25 / 777 | |
| 5×5 | 54.77 | 1:01.84 | top 3.3% | 4 / 246 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.74 | 16.82 | top 4.0% | 14 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 32.55 | 38.38 | top 4.6% | 19 / 459 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.56 | 6.32 | top 5.7% | 41 / 589 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.97 | top 12.6% | 53 / 394 | |
| 7×7 | 3:07.82 | 3:24.94 | top 12.6% | 7 / 91 | |
| 6×6 | 2:04.03 | 2:09.41 | top 12.7% | 12 / 119 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.53 | 1:18.23 | top 15.3% | 24 / 197 | |
| Clock | 10.18 | 11.36 | top 26.0% | 38 / 180 | |
| Square-1 | 22.26 | 30.71 | top 33.0% | 35 / 150 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:02.99 | — | top 53.4% | 33 / 66 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 50 / 69 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Beveren Saturday Open 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Belgian Nationals 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Luxembourg Nationals 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Douvrin Open 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Leuven Open 2024.
Competitions
- Belgian Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Visé Sunday Open 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Nivelles Bigs 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Leuven Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beveren Saturday Open 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Zottegem Sunday Open 2024 · 6 Oct 2024
- Visé Open Sunday 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Luxembourg Nationals 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Douvrin Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Leuven Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Brugge Beginners Open 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Gijzegem Open 2022 · 19 Nov 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.
- Yanniko Zhechev — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 116 times
- Nicolas Dupuis — met in 164 rounds, finished ahead 104 times
- Tias Claeys — met in 146 rounds, finished ahead 125 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.