People · United States
Zack Hobbs
2×2 · top 6.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018HOBB02
Zack Hobbs has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Cedar Park Winter 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,477th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2018, he has put 308 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.64 in November 2018 to 10.42, a 65% improvement. Zack has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 2.20 | 3.64 | top 6.2% | 2,477 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.42 | 12.07 | top 8.7% | 4,785 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.90 | 47.07 | top 13.2% | 1,958 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.36 | 1:27.75 | top 17.1% | 1,320 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.84 | 24.27 | top 20.1% | 2,580 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 21.20 | 26.68 | top 30.7% | 1,987 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.66 | 2:01.19 | top 32.5% | 2,295 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.62 | 2:47.43 | top 32.8% | 1,165 / 4,196 | |
| Skewb | 7.57 | 9.92 | top 38.0% | 6,509 / 18,907 | |
| 7×7 | 4:23.17 | 4:53.80 | top 38.7% | 1,084 / 3,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.57 | 9.53 | top 41.1% | 11,795 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,331 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 46.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,628 / 8,927 |
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 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cedar Park Winter 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022.
- 16 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Austin Fall 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.24 at 3x3x3 Cube Frisco 2019.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Austin NxN 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 2 Jun 2024
- Cedar Park Winter 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Austin Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Waco Cube Assembly 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- 3x3x3 Cube Frisco 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Longhorn Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Catherine Connolly — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Tristan Patrick — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.