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Zachary Karlin

2×2 · top 72.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011KARL03

Zachary Karlin has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Monmouth County Open 2013, puts him in the top 72.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29,886th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2011, he has put 26 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:16.61 in November 2011 to 39.11, a 49% improvement. Zachary has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 72.3% of 186,767 all-time
8.78
signature single · Monmouth County Open 2013
26
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×28.7817.28
top 72.3%29,886 / 40,951
3×339.1149.32
top 75.8%46,222 / 59,724

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

Liberty Science Center Open 2011: 1:16.61Liberty Science Center Open 2012: 39.11Monmouth County Open 2013: 45.3339.111:16.615 Nov 201112 Jan 2013

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 9.11 away.

Targets move as he improves.