People · Egypt
Adam Shalaby
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022SHAL01
Adam Shalaby has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Egypt Winter 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Egypt. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2022, he has put 219 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in September 2022 to 8.58, a 49% improvement. Adam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 2.80 | top 2.2% | 3 / 346 | |
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 10.56 | top 3.9% | 12 / 509 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 5.45 | top 10.5% | 10 / 207 | |
| 4×4 | 42.63 | 51.99 | top 15.3% | 15 / 130 | |
| Skewb | 5.41 | 7.69 | top 21.3% | 7 / 77 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.14 | 1:56.13 | top 40.0% | 13 / 39 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.74 | 33.68 | top 46.1% | 25 / 96 | |
| 7×7 | 10:27.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11 / 12 |
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
- 31 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Egypt National 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Egypt Fall 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 9.94 at Ticino Winter Open 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Ticino Winter Open 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ticino Winter Open 2023.
Competitions
- Egypt National 2026 · 31 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Alexandria Spring 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Egypt Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Egypt Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ticino Winter Open 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Egypt 2022 · 17 Sep 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.
- Nour Marwan Mostafa — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Yassin Elsayed Abd Elfattah — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Mouaaz Sherif Salman — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.