People · Pakistan
Abdullah Waqas
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022WAQA01
Abdullah Waqas has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Australian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Pakistan. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2022, he has put 135 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.57 in April 2022 to 10.68, a 50% improvement. Abdullah 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 | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.25 | top 9.1% | 9 / 190 | |
| 4×4 | 37.70 | 45.48 | top 9.5% | 7 / 78 | |
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 11.48 | top 9.5% | 21 / 294 | |
| Skewb | 5.05 | 7.76 | top 18.5% | 3 / 25 | |
| Square-1 | 17.80 | 22.57 | top 22.9% | 3 / 8 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.02 | 1:43.51 | top 27.3% | 9 / 26 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.59 | 26.20 | top 30.4% | 18 / 55 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.45 | 11.36 | top 40.1% | 35 / 113 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.88 | 1:53.95 | top 40.3% | 5 / 15 |
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
- 2 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.80 at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2024.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.05 at Queensland Open 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First competition: Brisbane Autumn 2022. A 21.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022
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.
- Connor Theodore — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Charlie Eggins — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Toby Seufert — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.