People · United States
Zachary Fercik
3×3 · top 3.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019FERC01
Zachary Fercik has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Utah All-Stars 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,107th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2019, he has put 364 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.27 in June 2019 to 8.46, a 70% improvement. Zachary has entered 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.46 | 11.71 | top 3.7% | 2,107 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.49 | top 9.8% | 3,901 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 43.33 | 50.40 | top 16.2% | 2,494 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.76 | 1:24.84 | top 17.9% | 1,233 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 17.45 | 24.50 | top 22.0% | 1,470 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.87 | 14.46 | top 35.2% | 10,097 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.28 | 32.19 | top 37.7% | 5,075 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 8.55 | 13.03 | top 45.5% | 8,128 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 20.76 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,903 / 9,172 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.46 at Utah All-Stars 2026.
- 3 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Southern Utah Summer 2025.
- 25 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Utah Megacomp 2023.
- 20 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2022.
- 20 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2022.
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.95 at Big and Skewb Utah 2019.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Davis County Showdown 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah All-Stars 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Utah Summer 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Utah Ice Cubing 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Back to School Utah 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Utah Summer 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Utah Megacomp 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2022 · 20 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Big and Skewb Utah 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
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.
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.