People · United Kingdom
Hussain Iqbal
Pyraminx · top 2.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016IQBA01
Hussain Iqbal has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.77, set at UK Championship 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in the United Kingdom. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since January 2016, he has put 972 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.23 in January 2016 to 8.64, a 67% improvement. Hussain has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.77 | 4.71 | top 2.9% | 111 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.51 | top 3.3% | 242 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 10.56 | top 4.0% | 326 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.94 | 15.57 | top 4.3% | 82 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 40.84 | 50.35 | top 13.1% | 303 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 4.59 | 8.57 | top 15.1% | 353 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 39.33 | top 17.4% | 82 / 372 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.05 | 1:27.01 | top 23.3% | 310 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 20.39 | 25.65 | top 28.8% | 269 / 778 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.24 | 1:48.48 | top 34.8% | 390 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 396 / 548 | |
| Clock | 37.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,165 / 1,232 |
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
- 25 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at British Summer Open 2019.
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018.
- 19 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at WCA European Championship 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2018.
Competitions
- Hampshire Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- British Summer Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hastings Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- High Wycombe Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Peterborough Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Macclesfield Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Manchester Open 2016 · 30 Jan 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 212 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 199 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Robert Yau — met in 194 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.