People · New Zealand
Zachary Atkin
Pyraminx · top 18.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ATKI01
Zachary Atkin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.79, set at Solve Well in Wellington 2026, puts him in the top 18.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 266th in New Zealand. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 205 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.86 in February 2023 to 14.73, a 62% improvement. Zachary has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 9.95 | top 18.5% | 266 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 14.73 | 16.03 | top 23.6% | 487 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 6.52 | top 37.7% | 663 / 1,627 | |
| Skewb | 10.19 | 19.28 | top 56.1% | 397 / 670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.42 | 54.67 | top 59.9% | 314 / 607 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.63 | 1:36.43 | top 60.4% | 428 / 745 | |
| Megaminx | 3:56.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 284 |
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
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Wellington Spring 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Johnsonville FTOpen 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.00 at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025.
- 16 Apr 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.32 at Palmerston North 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Wellington Summer 2023. A 38.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solve Well in Wellington 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Spring 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Solve Well in Wellington 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Johnsonville FTOpen 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack McDougall — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Steele — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.