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Zachary Bush
3×3 · top 2.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BUSH02
Zachary Bush has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.84, set at Málaga Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,507th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 157 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.19 in April 2023 to 7.84, a 69% improvement. Zachary 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.84 | 9.62 | top 2.5% | 1,507 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 5.53 | top 9.5% | 2,499 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 37.87 | 42.32 | top 9.7% | 1,477 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.41 | 20.30 | top 13.7% | 1,794 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 4.43 | top 23.4% | 9,302 / 41,674 | |
| 6×6 | 2:35.69 | 2:47.91 | early days — 3 solves | 1,024 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 7.05 | 8.07 | top 34.2% | 5,831 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.71 | 2:12.02 | top 40.9% | 3,040 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.14 at DuPage Winter 2024.
- 12 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Green Bay 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.22 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Swallow Spring 2023. A 25.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Málaga Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DuPage Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Green Bay 2023 · 12 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ant Irizarry — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.