People · United States
Zach Sorkin
2×2 · top 8.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SORK01
Zach Sorkin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Cat and Mouse 2017, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,271st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2016, he has put 131 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.38 in November 2016 to 2.42, a 55% improvement. Zach has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.42 | 4.10 | top 8.2% | 3,271 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 8.35 | top 9.9% | 2,622 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 12.92 | 18.33 | top 11.8% | 831 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 | 17.05 | 19.45 | top 31.3% | 17,488 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.69 | 11.11 | top 31.3% | 5,246 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.27 | 43.77 | top 54.0% | 7,593 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.36 | 1:41.68 | top 59.5% | 10,446 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:54.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,948 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 4:26.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,687 / 8,026 |
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
- 16 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Glass City Open 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.36 at Iowa State Spring 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Iowa State Spring 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First competition: Cubetcha 2016. A 24.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Glass City Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Iowa State Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zachary Garber — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.