People · United States
Zachary Lowry
2×2 · top 11.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2011 · 2011LOWR01
Zachary Lowry has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.77, set at MIT Fall 2012, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,606th in the United States. Across 16 competitions since December 2011, he has put 426 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.65 in December 2011 to 12.25, a 65% improvement. Zachary has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.77 | 4.43 | top 11.7% | 4,606 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.25 | 14.74 | top 14.8% | 7,897 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.49 | 6.79 | top 16.4% | 4,345 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.86 | 2:05.71 | top 42.5% | 3,090 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:29.49 | — | top 43.0% | 914 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.47 | 1:15.45 | top 46.4% | 7,714 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 18:29 | — | top 51.1% | 387 / 731 | |
| Clock | 16.30 | 18.21 | top 52.9% | 4,355 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 32.40 | 42.02 | top 54.0% | 3,560 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.13 | 41.36 | top 62.6% | 8,830 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,479 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,970 / 9,401 |
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
- 26 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2012.
- 22 Sep 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2012.
- 8 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Yale Fall 2012.
- 19 May 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Brown Cubing Day 2012.
- 19 May 2012Four personal bests in one day at Brown Cubing Day 2012.
Competitions
- Lexington Spring 2014 · 12 Apr 2014
- Lexington Fall 2013 · 23 Nov 2013
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Levittown Open 2012 · 1 Dec 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2012 · 10 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Yale Fall 2012 · 8 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Brown Cubing Day 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Dan Selzer — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Kevin Costello III — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.