People · United States
Arfan Pasha
2×2 · top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022PASH01
Arfan Pasha has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at SacCubing XIII 2023, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,211th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2022, he has put 92 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.37 in April 2022 to 14.89, a 23% improvement. Arfan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.42 | 3.41 | top 8.1% | 3,211 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 6.41 | top 19.2% | 3,044 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.89 | 17.98 | top 24.1% | 13,069 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.89 | 11.36 | top 43.9% | 12,585 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.58 | — | top 73.6% | 13,331 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 47.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,847 / 6,743 |
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 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 3 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.37 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022.
- 3 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022.
- 27 Mar 2022First competition: SacCubing XI 2022.
Competitions
- EVO Sports Expo Cubing - Santa Clara 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 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.
- Caleb Yao (姚英華) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nolan Yiu — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joseph Chen — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.