People · United States
Zachary Friedman
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017FRIE07
Zachary Friedman has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.82, set at UCSD Winter 2024, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,821st in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2017, he has put 133 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.87 in November 2017 to 9.82, a 51% improvement. Zachary has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.82 | 11.89 | top 7.0% | 3,821 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 41.20 | 46.76 | top 13.5% | 2,024 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 6.38 | top 23.1% | 9,054 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 18.95 | 23.97 | top 25.6% | 1,689 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.96 | 1:48.76 | top 34.6% | 2,740 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.40 | 28.60 | top 37.8% | 5,029 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.92 | 3:08.43 | top 42.0% | 1,547 / 4,196 | |
| Skewb | 8.09 | 12.33 | top 42.0% | 7,324 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,341 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 48.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,684 / 8,927 |
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
- 7 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.50 at UCSD Winter 2024.
- 7 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at UCSD Winter 2024.
- 7 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at UCSD Winter 2024.
- 31 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 5 Nov 2017First competition: TF3I San Diego 2017. A 19.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2024 · 7 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Thanks for the InFive 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- TF3I San Diego 2017 · 5 Nov 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.
- Michael Young — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Margot Audero — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Henry Helmuth — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.