People · United States
Zachary Perkins
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014PERK01
Zachary Perkins has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at Westlake Open 2016, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 534th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2014, he has put 281 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.18 in May 2014 to 10.40, a 73% improvement. Zachary has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 1.28 | 2.66 | top 1.3% | 534 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.40 | 5.52 | top 1.9% | 513 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 12.25 | top 8.6% | 4,753 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.54 | 6.90 | top 22.3% | 3,547 / 18,907 |
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
- 16 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.74 at Dallas Back to School 2015.
- 16 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at Dallas Back to School 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Three personal bests in one day at Austin Cubing Limits 2015.
- 11 Oct 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.19 at San Antonio Open 2014.
- 19 Jul 2014First sub-30 3×3: 28.75 at Keep Austin Weird 2014.
- 17 May 2014First competition: Remember The Alamo 2014. A 39.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westlake Open 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- South East Texas Open 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dallas Winter 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Back to School 2015 · 16 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- SMA Winter 2015 · 7 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Austin Cubing Limits 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Rice University 2014 · 18 Oct 2014
- San Antonio Open 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Austin Weird 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Remember The Alamo 2014 · 17 May 2014
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.
- Dawson Gonzalez — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Ryan Przybocki — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Shonathon Collins — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.