People · United States
Zach Hurst
2×2 · top 5.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023HURS06
Zach Hurst has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2024, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,215th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2023, he has put 216 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.07 in December 2023 to 12.21, a 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 4.12 | top 5.5% | 2,215 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.64 | 7.99 | top 11.0% | 2,926 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 13.24 | top 14.7% | 7,967 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.75 | 7.84 | top 16.3% | 2,601 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 43.53 | 48.41 | top 16.5% | 2,539 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.57 | 1:37.51 | top 27.0% | 2,139 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.41 | 26.52 | top 27.2% | 3,555 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.63 | 1:48.86 | top 30.6% | 2,190 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:44.11 | 3:05.07 | top 33.1% | 1,198 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 22.34 | 26.34 | top 33.3% | 2,180 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 11.82 | 13.79 | top 34.0% | 2,755 / 9,172 | |
| 7×7 | 4:31.37 | 4:45.99 | top 41.5% | 1,203 / 3,236 |
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
- 11 Jun 2026Eight personal bests in one day at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Fall 2023. A 19.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Gavin DeVine — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.