People · South Africa
Zai Parshotam
3×3 · top 24.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021PARS03
Zai Parshotam has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.93, set at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 309th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since December 2021, he has put 83 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.03 in December 2021 to 14.93, a 49% improvement. Zai has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.93 | 19.21 | top 24.2% | 309 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.17 | 6.00 | top 28.7% | 300 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.02 | 19.29 | top 53.1% | 426 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.62 | 1:36.06 | top 61.8% | 220 / 491 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024.
- 1 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.47 at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
- 4 Dec 2021First competition: Durban Summer Warm-up 2021. A 30.83 3×3 single to start from.
- 4 Dec 2021First sub-30 3×3: 29.03 at Durban Summer Warm-up 2021.
Competitions
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 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.
- Christian Swartz — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.93 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.