People · South Africa
Zaakir Essack
2×2 · top 21.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021ESSA01
Zaakir Essack has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.59, set at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022, puts him in the top 21.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 223rd in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since December 2021, he has put 116 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.82 in December 2021 to 17.61, a 29% improvement. Zaakir has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 5.79 | top 21.4% | 223 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 17.61 | 19.33 | top 33.0% | 435 / 2,187 | |
| Skewb | 8.13 | 14.41 | top 42.4% | 159 / 444 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.73 | 12.35 | top 50.9% | 413 / 958 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.47 | 2:50.13 | top 63.0% | 134 / 268 | |
| 4×4 | 2:13.19 | — | top 87.1% | 380 / 495 |
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
- 3 Dec 2022Seven personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.95 at CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022.
- 4 Dec 2021First competition: Durban Summer Warm-up 2021. A 25.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.