People · United States
Zachary Trudell
Skewb · top 7.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018TRUD02
Zachary Trudell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.39, set at Massachusetts Championship 2019, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,104th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2018, he has put 337 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.17 in June 2018 to 13.19, a 45% improvement. Zachary has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.39 | 4.97 | top 7.1% | 1,104 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.91 | 4.84 | top 7.2% | 1,849 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 14.23 | 22.15 | top 14.6% | 992 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.75 | top 14.9% | 5,862 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.19 | 15.95 | top 18.1% | 9,682 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 41.33 | top 23.4% | 507 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.73 | 26.50 | top 28.0% | 3,620 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 54.81 | 58.18 | top 30.5% | 4,804 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 11.54 | 13.39 | top 32.8% | 2,576 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.60 | 1:52.95 | top 36.8% | 2,644 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.88 | 2:05.13 | top 43.2% | 3,535 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:52.17 | — | top 50.2% | 1,067 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 5:08.41 | 5:16.34 | top 53.3% | 1,564 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.48 | 3:52.09 | top 56.1% | 2,123 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 52:49 | — | early days — 3 solves | 597 / 731 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at Quabbin Summer 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Quabbin Summer 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Massachusetts Championship 2019.
- 18 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.18 at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at The Battle of Lexington 2018.
Competitions
- WPI Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Granite State 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
- Deerfield Winter 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Viking 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Winter 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- STMHS Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019
- The Battle of Lexington 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
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.
- James Quinn — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Will Russo — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Derek White — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.