People · United States
Zachary Long
Pyraminx · top 18.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022LONG25
Zachary Long has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.75, set at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,823rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2022, he has put 128 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.35 in November 2022 to 4.46, a 47% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.75 | 8.36 | top 18.1% | 4,823 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 6.84 | top 32.4% | 12,886 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.37 | 21.47 | top 35.2% | 19,702 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.76 | 9.56 | top 39.5% | 6,790 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.30 | 51.54 | top 68.5% | 9,805 / 15,683 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.37 at Cube Against Cancer Texas 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022. A 23.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Longhorn Cube Day 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Texas 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- TJ Woodall — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jackson Bodkin — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Pilat — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.