People · United States
Zach Bowers
Skewb · top 25.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019BOWE06
Zach Bowers has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.97, set at Minnesota Championship 2024, puts him in the top 25.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,149th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2019, he has put 65 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.18 in November 2019 to 27.45, a 24% improvement. Zach 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.97 | 12.48 | top 25.5% | 4,149 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 27.45 | 29.10 | top 57.8% | 34,197 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.41 | 8.96 | top 63.6% | 26,204 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:47.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,330 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.70 | 16.61 | top 76.4% | 22,637 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.88 | 1:06.43 | top 80.0% | 11,820 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.59 | — | top 82.3% | 7,537 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15,631 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.93 | — | top 84.8% | 5,683 / 6,743 |
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
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.14 at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 2 Nov 2019First competition: Cubetcha 2019. A 36.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.