People · United States
Zoe Lai
2×2 · top 44.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023LAIZ01
Zoe Lai has been competing for 4 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.38, set at North Jersey Speedsolving A 2023, puts her in the top 44.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,733rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, she has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 30.70 in February 2023 to 22.10, a 28% improvement. Zoe has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 5.38 | 8.78 | top 44.0% | 17,733 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 22.10 | 24.31 | top 45.7% | 26,373 / 59,724 |
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 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 23.87 at North Jersey Speedsolving A 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Empire State Winter Warmup 2023. A 30.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Fall A 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- North Jersey Speedsolving A 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Winter Warmup 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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 her.
- Dhruv Gulabeela — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ashrith Kora — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Apple — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
Targets move as she improves.