People · United States
Amin Ziraknejad
2×2 · top 8.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ZIRA01
Amin Ziraknejad has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.46, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,415th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2022, he has put 159 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.22 in October 2022 to 11.71, a 52% improvement. Amin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.46 | 4.13 | top 8.6% | 3,415 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.71 | 14.64 | top 12.9% | 7,032 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 12.61 | top 16.3% | 4,394 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 5.30 | 9.30 | top 20.6% | 3,315 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 30.79 | 36.80 | top 50.9% | 3,382 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.86 | 44.51 | top 51.0% | 7,129 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.27 | 1:38.82 | top 59.4% | 10,431 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.72 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,708 / 8,026 |
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 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Fall 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.64 at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023.
- 22 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.57 at Crystal City Winter 2023.
- 29 Oct 2022First competition: Slow N Steady Fall 2022. A 24.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kent Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tacoma Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Potomac Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Crystal City Winter 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022
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.
- Brad Hoffman — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Panashe Sharma — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Magnius Cikotas — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.