People · United States
Zach Paulson
Clock · top 34.2% of 32,048 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026PAUL04
Zach Paulson has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 11.85, set at Shhicago V 2026, puts him in the top 34.2% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,705th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2026, he has put 84 official solves on the record across nine events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.97 in March 2026 to 6.00, a 14% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 11.85 | 13.65 | top 34.2% | 2,705 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.74 | 14.00 | top 42.6% | 12,207 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.00 | 8.29 | top 50.9% | 20,707 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 9.64 | 12.17 | top 52.7% | 9,495 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 29.89 | 33.44 | top 62.3% | 37,181 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.10 | 1:04.33 | top 77.7% | 11,395 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:36.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,735 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,913 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 12:15.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,172 / 3,184 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Evanston Qualifier 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.89 at Racine Rendezvous 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026First competition: Machesney Park Spring 2026. A 31.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shhicago V 2026 · 29 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Evanston Qualifier 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Midwest Cubing Classic 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Racine Rendezvous 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Machesney Park Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
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.
- Zachary Cribb — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Arrustu Mirza — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.