People · United States
Zachary Austin
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017AUST02
Zachary Austin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at Denver Back to School 2019, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 825th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2017, he has put 583 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.64 in June 2017 to 8.04, a 52% improvement. Zachary has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 1.48 | 3.31 | top 2.1% | 825 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.04 | 10.30 | top 2.9% | 1,637 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 4.91 | top 5.1% | 1,333 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 42.07 | 49.40 | top 14.6% | 2,184 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.35 | 24.75 | top 18.8% | 2,420 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 5.25 | 8.62 | top 20.1% | 3,207 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.90 | 2:07.59 | top 32.2% | 2,555 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,887 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 45.32 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,692 / 6,743 |
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
- 31 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Denver Back to School 2019.
- 26 May 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.04 at Colorado Qualifier 2018.
- 26 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Santa Fe Spring 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Longmont Summer 2017.
Competitions
- Pikes Peak Good Afternoon 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pikes Peak 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Longmont Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- 1 Body Cubing 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Dylan Hughlett — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sam Koch — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
- Tristan Steeves — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 56 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.