People · Canada
Arsham Shafghat
Skewb · top 18.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SHAF01
Arsham Shafghat has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.00, set at Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024, puts him in the top 18.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 422nd in Canada. Across 13 competitions since February 2023, he has put 230 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.26 in April 2023 to 15.20, a 46% improvement. Arsham 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.00 | 7.09 | top 18.2% | 422 / 2,928 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 6.09 | top 20.8% | 1,407 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 15.20 | 22.03 | top 25.2% | 2,443 / 10,502 | |
| Clock | 10.42 | 12.08 | top 27.0% | 253 / 1,057 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.14 | 10.40 | top 29.0% | 1,279 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.09 | — | top 73.3% | 2,173 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:19.60 | 1:24.68 | top 92.3% | 2,357 / 2,632 | |
| 5×5 | 4:13.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,383 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 9:25.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 681 / 683 |
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
- 5 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at Canada's Best in the West 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Vancouver Fall Fest 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Lucky Lynnwood 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Around Metrotown 2023.
- 5 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Summer Open 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Vancouver Mini Afternoon 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Rumble 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Burnaby Basics 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Canada's Best in the West 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Fall Fest 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Lucky Lynnwood 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Around Metrotown 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Richmond Summer Open 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving A 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on Par A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- UBC Side Events 2023 · 5 Feb 2023
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Vianne Chang — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kenny Zhong — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.