People · Iran
Ali Zafarmand (علی ظفرمند)
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ZAFA01
Ali Zafarmand (علی ظفرمند) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.42, set at Alborz Green Cup 2019, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in Iran. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2018, he has put 191 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.43 in July 2018 to 8.42, an 11% improvement. Ali has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.42 | 10.29 | top 3.6% | 47 / 1,569 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.63 | top 7.3% | 54 / 856 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 6.28 | top 12.6% | 61 / 500 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 7.03 | top 17.6% | 26 / 152 | |
| 4×4 | 45.52 | 49.44 | top 19.0% | 56 / 295 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.00 | 24.62 | top 23.2% | 74 / 298 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.83 | 2:00.96 | top 36.7% | 46 / 140 |
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
- 7 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Alborz Green Cup 2019.
- 6 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Iran Academy 2018.
- 20 Jul 2018First competition: Chekaad Summer 2018. A 13.15 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Jul 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Chekaad Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Welcome Back Iran 2022 · 18 Feb 2022
- Chekaad Summer 2019 · 13 Sep 2019
- Tehran Summer 2019 · 12 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Alborz Green Cup 2019 · 7 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Iran Academy 2018 · 6 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chekaad Summer 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 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.
- Sam Mehmani (سام مهمانی) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Farid Fakhrian (فرید فخریان) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Saman Parvizi (سامان پرویزی) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.