People · United States
Zackary Andrew Candy
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023CAND12
Zackary Andrew Candy has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,052nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, he has put 281 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.01 in December 2023 to 9.92, a 29% improvement. Zackary has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 10.71 | top 7.3% | 4,052 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 38.77 | 42.39 | top 10.7% | 1,609 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:04.56 | 1:07.03 | top 12.4% | 862 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.11 | 1:21.68 | top 16.3% | 1,280 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 8.53 | 9.14 | top 17.6% | 1,370 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.56 | 21.30 | top 19.4% | 2,523 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.44 | top 23.2% | 9,200 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.73 | 8.13 | top 23.8% | 3,875 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.66 | 8.41 | top 25.1% | 6,965 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.34 | 3:09.64 | top 36.3% | 1,326 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:27.25 | 5:07.12 | top 40.4% | 1,165 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 46.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,879 / 6,846 |
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
- 22 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 22 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Grand Forks 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at St. Ansgar 2025.
- 7 Jun 2024Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: NxN Minnesota 2023. A 15.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- St. Ansgar 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- NxN Minnesota 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Kaius Young — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lisa Kucala — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.