People · New Zealand
Bilal Ahmad
Skewb · top 3.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2021 · 2021AHMA02
Bilal Ahmad has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.76, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40th in New Zealand. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2021, he has put 427 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.02 in July 2021 to 10.78, a 57% improvement. Bilal 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.76 | 8.32 | top 3.9% | 40 / 670 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.98 | top 7.7% | 168 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 | 10.78 | 13.48 | top 9.9% | 217 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 7.10 | top 12.7% | 180 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 49.95 | 55.75 | top 24.8% | 174 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 19.51 | 22.25 | top 26.9% | 81 / 254 | |
| Clock | 12.08 | 13.98 | top 35.3% | 135 / 319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.72 | 35.66 | top 41.3% | 224 / 607 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.54 | 2:09.89 | top 43.6% | 139 / 284 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.83 | 1:57.88 | top 44.0% | 152 / 364 | |
| 6×6 | 3:44.21 | 3:55.77 | top 60.4% | 102 / 150 | |
| 7×7 | 7:46.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 111 / 126 |
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
- 27 Oct 2023Seven personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Ōtepoti Winter 2023.
- 7 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2023.
- 27 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Cashmere Open 2023.
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cashmere Open 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Southernmost Solving 2023.
Competitions
- Lyttelton Spring 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cashmere Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Southernmost Solving 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Southern Scramble Dunedin 2021 · 10 Jul 2021
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.
- Henry Eyles — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Connor Johnson — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Fraser — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.