People · United States
Husnain Raza
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016RAZA02
Husnain Raza has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at NxNaperville 2022, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,982nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2016, he has put 125 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.35 in September 2016 to 9.92, a 39% improvement. Husnain has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 12.14 | top 7.2% | 3,982 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.15 | 24.20 | top 20.9% | 2,669 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 56.89 | 1:00.79 | top 33.0% | 5,265 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.51 | 4.92 | top 33.0% | 13,137 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.30 | 17.28 | top 38.8% | 11,073 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.84 | 1:58.85 | top 43.9% | 3,597 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:45.52 | 4:03.62 | top 60.7% | 2,332 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:49.75 | 6:13.69 | top 65.2% | 1,968 / 3,184 |
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
- 16 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at NxNaperville 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at NxNaperville 2022.
- 1 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2019.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 3 Sep 2016First competition: Wiscube 2016. A 16.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Racing Kane 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- NxNaperville 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016
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.
- Ant Irizarry — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashley Gray — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.