People · United States
Zach Bowers
Skewb · top 25.6% of 74,164 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 25.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,210th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2019, he has put 91 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.18 in November 2019 to 25.88, a 28% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.97 | 12.48 | top 25.6% | 4,210 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 25.88 | 29.10 | top 54.6% | 32,544 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.26 | 16.06 | top 55.1% | 16,336 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 7.41 | 8.96 | top 63.6% | 26,660 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 2:47.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,464 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.07 | — | top 76.5% | 6,961 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.88 | 1:06.43 | top 80.0% | 11,985 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15,863 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.93 | — | top 84.8% | 5,760 / 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
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Only Odds in Minnesota 2026.
- 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
- Only Odds in Minnesota 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.