People · Australia
Housam Karim
3×3 · top 25.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026KARI01
Housam Karim has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.36, set at Geelong Winter 2026, puts him in the top 25.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,400th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since April 2026, he has put 66 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.19 in April 2026 to 15.36, a 44% improvement. Housam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.36 | 18.73 | top 25.7% | 2,400 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.37 | 10.67 | top 39.5% | 2,166 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 5.17 | 7.85 | top 41.5% | 3,312 / 8,727 | |
| Skewb | 12.26 | 15.55 | top 67.3% | 2,305 / 3,589 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.28 at Spark Melbourne Autumn Saturday 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: West Melbourne Open 2026. A 27.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgrave Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Geelong Winter 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Spark Melbourne Autumn Saturday 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- West Melbourne Open 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
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.
- Ben Wakelin — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tom Noble — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter Au — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.