People · Canada
Zaylan Spalek
3×3 · top 34.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021SPAL01
Zaylan Spalek has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.12, set at BC Spring Solving B 2023, puts him in the top 34.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,386th in Canada. Across 9 competitions since December 2021, he has put 118 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.70 in December 2021 to 18.12, a 16% improvement. Zaylan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.12 | 21.23 | top 34.5% | 3,386 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 7.95 | 10.14 | top 40.9% | 1,036 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.75 | 7.98 | top 48.2% | 3,460 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.20 | 1:56.72 | top 56.9% | 1,588 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.76 | 14.64 | top 58.8% | 2,859 / 4,858 | |
| 5×5 | 3:21.72 | — | top 84.5% | 1,177 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.34 | 2:01.11 | top 86.9% | 2,181 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 1:15.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 862 / 952 |
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
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 22 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at BC Spring Solving B 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at Richmond Open Summer A 2022.
- 12 Dec 2021First competition: Richmond Open B 2021. A 21.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Pride 2023 · 11 Jun 2023
- BC Spring Solving B 2023 · 22 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing on Par A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Anglo America 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
- UBC Odd Weekend 2022 · 11 Nov 2022
- Richmond Open Summer A 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- BC Cubing Springback B 2022 · 23 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Open B 2021 · 12 Dec 2021
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenny Zhong — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Noah Stelting — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.12 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.