People · Iran
Ali Valizadeh (علی ولیزاده)
Pyraminx · top 3.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015VALI03
Ali Valizadeh (علی ولیزاده) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.06, set at Iran Academy 2018, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in Iran. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2015, he has put 467 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.31 in November 2015 to 8.74, a 50% improvement. Ali has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.06 | 4.69 | top 3.8% | 23 / 500 | |
| 3×3 | 8.74 | 11.00 | top 4.3% | 51 / 1,569 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.12 | 16.78 | top 8.3% | 32 / 298 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 3.30 | top 9.5% | 67 / 856 | |
| Skewb | 4.01 | 6.93 | top 11.0% | 17 / 152 | |
| 4×4 | 51.89 | 1:03.04 | top 27.0% | 78 / 295 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.36 | 2:21.16 | top 54.5% | 71 / 140 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 34 / 55 |
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 Sep 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.74 at Golden Rubik's Cube 2017.
- 16 Feb 2017Six personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2017.
- 22 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Iran Nationals 2016.
- 14 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Iran Grand Prix 2016.
- 18 Feb 2016Four personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2016.
- 20 Nov 2015First competition: IranPuzzle Cube Challenge 2015. A 24.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kerman Summer 2023 · 12 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- ViraCup 2023 · 2 Mar 2023
- Welcome Back Iran 2022 · 18 Feb 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Kite Autumn 2019 · 29 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Iran Academy 2018 · 6 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Chekaad Summer 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Golden Rubik's Cube 2017 · 14 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chekaad Summer 2017 · 18 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Iran Open 2017 · 16 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Iran Nationals 2016 · 22 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Iran Grand Prix 2016 · 14 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2016 · 18 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- IranPuzzle Cube Challenge 2015 · 20 Nov 2015 — 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.
- Ali Farahani (علی فراهانی) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Soheil Lotfi (سهیل لطفی) — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Mohammad Soroush Hoseini (محمد سروش حسینی) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.