People · Nigeria
Ali Abubakar
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024ABUB01
Ali Abubakar has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.39, set at Egypt National 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Nigeria. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 55 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.14 in November 2024 to 8.39, a 36% improvement. Ali 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 | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.39 | 9.51 | top 3.5% | 7 / 300 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.76 | 25.08 | top 14.5% | 5 / 43 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.94 | top 17.5% | 12 / 101 |
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 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.39 at Egypt National 2026.
- 31 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Egypt National 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Egypt Fall 2024. A 13.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Egypt National 2026 · 31 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Alexandria Spring 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Egypt Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
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.
- Adam Shalaby — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yousef Ibrahim Mohamed — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Karim Mohamed Saeed — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.