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Zachary Erstein
2×2 · top 20.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024ERST01
Zachary Erstein has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.50, set at Thrice as Nice Miami 2025, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,928th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 129 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.84 in April 2024 to 14.73, a 54% improvement. Zachary has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.50 | 4.94 | top 20.2% | 7,928 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.73 | 16.78 | top 23.5% | 12,731 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.16 | 11.57 | top 29.2% | 8,070 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.38 | 1:22.65 | top 42.2% | 6,929 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 15.29 | 17.40 | top 49.1% | 3,999 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.69 | 2:55.52 | top 58.7% | 4,406 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 11.03 | 19.53 | top 61.0% | 11,225 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.80 | 48.23 | top 63.6% | 8,990 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,769 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Thrice as Nice Miami 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.99 at Miami Skewbed 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.91 at Miami Skewbed 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Miami Skewbed 2024.
Competitions
- Thrice as Nice Miami 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Zephyr Cube Bash 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Miami Skewbed 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Miami Spring 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
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.
- Nathan Graves — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Eddie Artze — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jackson Lewis — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.