People · United States
Zachary Lee
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021LEEZ01
Zachary Lee has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.55, set at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,438th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2021, he has put 107 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.42 in November 2021 to 9.55, a 34% improvement. Zachary has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.55 | 12.20 | top 6.2% | 3,438 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 35.02 | 40.24 | top 6.7% | 1,041 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.56 | 1:14.59 | top 11.3% | 875 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 5.31 | top 22.4% | 8,813 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,286 / 3,184 |
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 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025.
- 30 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Empire State Spring 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First competition: Pittsburgh Fall 2021. A 14.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Valley Spring PA 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Flushing Glow Open AM 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021
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.
- Jerry Yao — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zach Ridall — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Carson Widjaja — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.