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Hamza Zaidi
3×3 blindfolded · top 3.3% of 12,334 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017ZAID01
Hamza Zaidi has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 26.48, set at Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 12,334 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in India. Until October 2012, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2017, he has put 199 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.20 in January 2017 to 9.17, a 43% improvement. Hamza has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 26.48 | 59.24 | top 3.3% | 10 / 605 | |
| 3×3 | 9.17 | 11.63 | top 5.3% | 567 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 5.43 | top 19.5% | 1,656 / 12,225 | |
| 4×4 | 49.55 | 1:03.06 | top 24.3% | 726 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.29 | 36.76 | top 37.7% | 1,364 / 4,534 | |
| Clock | 17.13 | 21.25 | top 55.9% | 496 / 1,109 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.80 | 2:28.19 | top 58.8% | 781 / 1,537 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 12:41.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 42 / 69 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.38 | 20.64 | top 69.5% | 4,995 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 13.37 | 17.16 | top 72.3% | 2,179 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 8 cubes · 33:01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 128 / 172 |
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
- 9 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Mumbai Monsoon Cube Fiesta 2026.
- 4 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 19 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at West London Open 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022Three personal bests in one day at West London Open 2022.
- 14 Jan 2017First competition: Emirates Open 2017. A 16.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune October Heat 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mumbai Monsoon Cube Fiesta 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Noida Summer Cube Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Gurugram Cube Open 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agra Cube Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Hala February Kuwait 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pravega IISc BLR Cube Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Cube Challenge 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Guildford Winter 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
- West London Open 2022 · 19 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Emirates Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
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.
- Saiyam Jain — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ananthan Rajiv — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Aniket Ahuja — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 blindfolded single — 362 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.