People · Iran
Ali Dadfar (علی دادفر)
2×2 · top 4.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2011 · 2011DADF01
Ali Dadfar (علی دادفر) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Iran Summer Cube 2013, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Iran. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2011, he has put 379 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.52 in September 2011 to 8.77, a 35% improvement. Ali has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 3.45 | top 4.3% | 21 / 856 | |
| 3×3 | 8.77 | 9.58 | top 4.3% | 53 / 1,569 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.43 | 16.49 | top 5.1% | 18 / 298 | |
| 4×4 | 34.75 | 42.57 | top 6.5% | 20 / 295 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.93 | 1:41.31 | top 27.2% | 31 / 140 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.31 | 10.80 | top 30.4% | 121 / 500 |
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
- 22 Aug 2013First sub-10 3×3: 8.78 at Iran Summer Cube 2013.
- 22 Aug 2013Eight personal bests in one day at Iran Summer Cube 2013.
- 24 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2012.
- 19 Apr 2012Six personal bests in one day at Iran Rubikup 2012.
- 1 Sep 2011First competition: Iran Open 2011. A 14.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Big Cube Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Summer with Cubers 2014 · 14 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Iran Summer Cube 2013 · 22 Aug 2013 — 8 personal bests set
- Avecina Autumn Rubik's Cube Competition 2012 · 6 Dec 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2012 · 24 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Iran Rubikup 2012 · 19 Apr 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2011 · 1 Sep 2011 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Fatemi (سید محمد حسین فاطمی) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Fardin Bahadory Nejad (فردین بهادری نژاد) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.