People · Iran
Erfan Norozi (عرفان نوروزی)
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022NORO01
Erfan Norozi (عرفان نوروزی) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.78, set at Mashhad Winter 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Iran. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2022, he has put 169 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.00 in February 2022 to 7.78, a 29% improvement. Erfan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 7.78 | 10.07 | top 2.4% | 33 / 1,569 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.21 | top 7.5% | 57 / 856 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.95 | 26.77 | top 28.6% | 96 / 298 | |
| 4×4 | 56.37 | 58.86 | top 32.4% | 91 / 295 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.35 | 10.95 | top 39.2% | 164 / 500 | |
| Skewb | 12.17 | 15.73 | top 66.8% | 91 / 152 |
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
- 19 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hooshinoo Open 2024.
- 15 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 7.78 at Mashhad Winter 2024.
- 2 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Chekaad Autumn 2023.
- 18 Feb 2022First competition: Welcome Back Iran 2022. A 11.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iran Golden Cuber 2025 · 28 Feb 2025
- Hooshinoo Open 2024 · 19 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Semums Cubing 2024 · 18 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mashhad Winter 2024 · 15 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chekaad Autumn 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- ViraCup 2023 · 2 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Iran 2022 · 18 Feb 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.
- Farid Fakhrian (فرید فخریان) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mohammad Reza Hosseinpoor (محمد رضا حسین پور) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Alireza Khazaei (علیرضا خزایی) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.