People · Kuwait
Ali Hasan Ashknani
Skewb · top 8.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ASHK01
Ali Hasan Ashknani has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.61, set at Kuwaiti Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Kuwait. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since July 2022, he has put 382 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.77 in July 2022 to 12.23, a 68% improvement. Ali has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.61 | 7.40 | top 8.4% | 4 / 59 | |
| 3×3 | 12.23 | 14.23 | top 14.8% | 17 / 183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.92 | 22.78 | top 17.6% | 4 / 52 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.77 | top 19.7% | 19 / 145 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 42.67 | top 23.5% | 2 / 11 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 12.08 | top 24.0% | 24 / 105 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.46 | 1:53.64 | top 35.0% | 5 / 25 | |
| 4×4 | 59.88 | 1:06.90 | top 36.4% | 13 / 49 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:59.89 | — | top 79.5% | 8 / 11 | |
| 6×6 | 6:06.48 | 6:25.42 | top 91.4% | 11 / 15 | |
| Megaminx | 5:27.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 31 / 34 |
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
- 9 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kuwait Nationals 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hala February Kuwait 2026.
- 3 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kuwaiti Nationals 2025.
- 21 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Hala February Kuwait 2025.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at American School of Bahrain 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.61 at Q8speedcubing in K.S.E 2023.
Competitions
- Kuwait Nationals 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- SolveIt Bahrain 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hala February Kuwait 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kuwaiti Nationals 2025 · 3 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Hala February Kuwait 2025 · 21 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kuwaiti Nationals 2024 · 11 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kuwait Side Events 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Hala February Kuwait 2024 · 2 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kuwaiti Nationals 2023 · 13 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Let's Qualify Kuwait 2023 · 19 May 2023
- American School of Bahrain 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Q8speedcubing in K.S.E 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dana Mall Bahrain Open 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dubai Summer Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Hello Q8Speedcubing 2022 · 8 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Hussain Merza — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Ahmad Alolaimi — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.