People · United States
Zachary Forino
2×2 · top 2.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017FORI01
Zachary Forino has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.60, set at Northern Virginia Summer 2019, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,011th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since September 2017, he has put 917 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.05 in September 2017 to 8.64, a 59% improvement. Zachary has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 1.60 | 2.96 | top 2.6% | 1,011 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 2.78 | 5.10 | top 4.0% | 619 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 10.60 | top 4.0% | 2,277 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 5.19 | top 7.5% | 1,903 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 40.32 | 44.84 | top 12.5% | 1,838 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 15.10 | 21.66 | top 16.7% | 1,132 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.12 | 1:22.79 | top 17.5% | 1,189 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.11 | 22.63 | top 18.1% | 2,333 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.01 | 1:34.04 | top 24.9% | 1,941 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:58.52 | 4:30.14 | early days — 3 solves | 2,515 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,726 / 2,040 |
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
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Northern Virginia Summer 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at ODU Big Blue Fall 2018.
- 20 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Fall 2018.
- 2 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Summer 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020
- MLWGS Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- MLWGS Spring 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- New Hope Open Winter 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Fredericksburg Summer Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tea Time Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Lower Moreland Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- WFS Cubing Spring 2018 · 15 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Neck Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2017 · 2 Sep 2017
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 152 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Will Callan — met in 134 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Nielsen — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.