People · United States
Zachary Welch
2×2 · top 44.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025WELC01
Zachary Welch has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.43, set at UIUC Fall 2025, puts him in the top 44.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,952nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.30 in March 2025 to 26.82, a 28% improvement. Zachary has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 5.43 | 7.11 | top 44.5% | 17,952 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 26.82 | 30.35 | top 56.5% | 33,353 / 59,724 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.82 at UIUC Fall 2025.
- 9 Mar 2025First competition: Chicagoland Newcomers 2025. A 37.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- South Bend Scramble 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Chicagoland Newcomers 2025 · 9 Mar 2025
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ant Irizarry — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.