People · Australia
Zach Dowthwaite
3×3 · top 12.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021DOWT01
Zach Dowthwaite has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.71, set at Australian Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,146th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 114 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.04 in May 2021 to 11.71, a 31% improvement. Zach has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.71 | 13.41 | top 12.9% | 1,146 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 5.10 | top 13.3% | 1,018 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 9.98 | top 24.9% | 1,258 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 7.52 | 18.77 | top 37.6% | 1,116 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.78 | 1:11.07 | top 38.4% | 1,020 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 34.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 564 / 899 | |
| Clock | 18.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 624 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.70 | — | top 70.1% | 1,671 / 2,659 |
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 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2022.
- 13 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022.
- 13 Feb 2022Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022.
- 30 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Newcastle Autumn 2021.
- 23 May 2021First competition: Marrickville Autumn Sunday 2021. A 18.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022 · 13 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Autumn 2021 · 30 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Sunday 2021 · 23 May 2021 — 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.
- Peri Le Dain — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lachlan Cooke — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Sora Sato — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.