People · United Kingdom
Zak Spencer
Skewb · top 9.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017SPEN02
Zak Spencer has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.85, set at Lincoln Summer 2022, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 225th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 150 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.88 in October 2017 to 11.57, a 42% improvement. Zak 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.85 | 6.71 | top 9.9% | 225 / 2,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.71 | 8.33 | top 11.5% | 450 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 14.18 | top 12.4% | 878 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 3.21 | 5.67 | top 16.7% | 970 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 54.10 | 1:05.73 | top 29.7% | 660 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.35 | 33.64 | top 42.8% | 752 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 29.45 | 39.67 | top 48.4% | 435 / 778 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 690 / 1,151 |
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
- 20 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 7 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at Wakefield Spring 2022.
- 7 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Wakefield Spring 2022.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017First competition: UK Championship 2017. A 19.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017
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.
- Joseph Cooper — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Owen Sage — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.