People · New Zealand
Zachary Atkin
3×3 · top 23.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ATKI01
Zachary Atkin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.74, set at Wellington Spring 2025, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 476th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since February 2023, he has put 171 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.86 in February 2023 to 14.74, a 62% improvement. Zachary has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.74 | 16.03 | top 23.5% | 476 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.69 | 9.95 | top 25.4% | 360 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 6.52 | top 37.7% | 656 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 10.19 | 22.58 | top 56.1% | 395 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.42 | 54.67 | top 59.8% | 313 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.63 | 1:36.43 | top 60.3% | 413 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 3:56.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 283 |
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
- 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.
- Jack Maddigan — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack McDougall — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.74 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.