People · United States
Ali Umar Younas
2×2 · top 3.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024YOUN01
Ali Umar Younas has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.73, set at Temecula Valley Spring 2024, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,253rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2024, he has put 127 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.72 in January 2024 to 14.06, a 54% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.73 | 5.27 | top 3.2% | 1,253 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.06 | 19.96 | top 21.2% | 11,419 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 8.31 | top 24.9% | 6,789 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 9.19 | 12.12 | top 49.7% | 8,887 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.84 | — | top 55.8% | 4,183 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.97 | — | top 76.7% | 14,061 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,084 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.71 at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.61 at San Diego Newcomers 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First competition: Poway Cubing Winter 2024. A 30.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Temecula Valley Spring 2024 · 11 May 2024
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Poway Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 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.
- Dominic Shoji — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Du — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- August Barnard — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.