People · United States
Zachariah Black
2×2 · top 2.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020BLAC02
Zachariah Black has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at West Chester Fall 2022, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,147th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2020, he has put 129 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.68 in January 2020 to 9.24, a 48% improvement. Zachariah has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1.66 | 2.97 | top 2.9% | 1,147 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.24 | 10.16 | top 5.5% | 3,111 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.65 | 1:10.23 | top 6.5% | 535 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 56.28 | 1:09.08 | top 8.1% | 582 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 38.41 | 41.30 | top 10.3% | 1,554 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 13.42 | 22.66 | top 12.8% | 899 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.40 | 21.76 | top 19.0% | 2,473 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 6.38 | 10.73 | top 28.8% | 4,790 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 11.66 | top 32.2% | 9,160 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 5:27.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,596 / 4,262 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.30 at West Chester Fall 2022.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at West Chester Fall 2022.
- 10 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at West Chester Fall 2022.
- 18 Jan 2020First competition: Scranton Scramble 2020. A 17.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- West Chester Fall 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Scranton Scramble 2020 · 18 Jan 2020
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.
- Will Callan — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Lin (林博浩) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kyle Meade — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.