People · India
Faiyaz Ahamed Fazil
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016FAZI01
Faiyaz Ahamed Fazil has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Cubing Comes to Madurai 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 164th in India. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2016, he has put 305 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.13 in August 2016 to 9.06, a 36% improvement. Faiyaz 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 2.81 | top 2.2% | 164 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 10.04 | top 5.0% | 520 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.94 | 18.00 | top 6.0% | 183 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 35.39 | 45.20 | top 7.1% | 187 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.54 | 1:37.56 | top 20.3% | 224 / 1,525 | |
| 6×6 | 3:47.19 | 4:06.20 | top 61.3% | 291 / 531 |
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 2017Three personal bests in one day at NIT Trichy Open 2017.
- 12 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.24 at Indian Nationals 2017.
- 12 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at Ban Parity Open 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Montfort Championship 2016.
- 5 Aug 2016First competition: SSN Cube Open 2016. A 15.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Comes to Madurai 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- SSN Cube Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NIT Trichy Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2017 · 12 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Ban Parity Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Montfort Championship 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2016 · 5 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pritesh Lunkad — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Rakesh M. Vaideeswaran — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.