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Zach Bartlett
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024BART01
Zach Bartlett has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Edinburgh Winter 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 605th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 194 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.62 in January 2024 to 13.12, a 33% improvement. Zach 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.62 | top 9.1% | 605 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 13.12 | 17.27 | top 17.8% | 1,200 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.10 | 11.81 | top 28.7% | 1,143 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.19 | 39.15 | top 37.3% | 661 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 15.51 | 21.31 | top 50.0% | 659 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.43 | 1:29.18 | top 53.8% | 1,160 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 9.87 | 14.35 | top 54.1% | 1,291 / 2,421 | |
| Megaminx | 2:47.66 | 3:26.40 | top 69.2% | 782 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 45.02 | 1:09.68 | top 71.1% | 578 / 778 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 907 / 1,151 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Autumn 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at Edinburgh Summer Open 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Edinburgh Winter 2024. A 19.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shiraz Malik — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Schmitt — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.