People · Iran
Farzad Karimi (فرزاد کریمی)
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2011 · 2011KARI01
Farzad Karimi (فرزاد کریمی) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.97, set at Iran Open 2013, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Iran. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2011, he has put 315 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 22.05 in September 2011 to 13.44, a 39% improvement. Farzad 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 | 8.97 | 10.90 | top 4.8% | 57 / 1,569 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.44 | 18.15 | top 5.2% | 19 / 298 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 3.42 | top 8.5% | 61 / 856 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.68 | 6.80 | top 11.3% | 55 / 500 | |
| 4×4 | 46.78 | 52.75 | top 20.5% | 60 / 295 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.63 | 2:30.53 | top 56.3% | 72 / 140 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:20.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 20 / 36 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2013.
- 22 Aug 2013Five personal bests in one day at Iran Summer Cube 2013.
- 24 Oct 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Iran Open 2012.
- 24 Oct 2012Six personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2012.
- 19 Apr 2012Five personal bests in one day at Iran Rubikup 2012.
- 1 Sep 2011First competition: Iran Open 2011. A 14.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iran Open 2017 · 16 Feb 2017
- Summer with Cubers 2014 · 14 Aug 2014
- Iran Open 2013 · 26 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Iran Summer Cube 2013 · 22 Aug 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2012 · 24 Oct 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Iran Rubikup 2012 · 19 Apr 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2011 · 1 Sep 2011 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Fatemi (سید محمد حسین فاطمی) — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Fardin Bahadory Nejad (فردین بهادری نژاد) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Ali Atashi (علی آتشی) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.