People · Egypt
Hussein Gaafar
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022GAAF01
Hussein Gaafar has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Stockholmsligan 2: Kex - 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Egypt. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 180 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.25 in September 2022 to 11.63, a 43% improvement. Hussein 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 | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.71 | top 9.2% | 19 / 347 | |
| 3×3 | 11.63 | 14.00 | top 12.7% | 37 / 514 | |
| 4×4 | 49.69 | 58.03 | top 24.4% | 22 / 132 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.04 | 9.61 | top 28.2% | 31 / 207 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.77 | 37.22 | top 36.3% | 21 / 97 | |
| Skewb | 8.13 | 10.44 | top 42.4% | 24 / 79 | |
| Clock | 15.43 | 18.94 | top 49.7% | 9 / 21 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.65 | — | top 65.7% | 24 / 39 | |
| Square-1 | 42.18 | 1:14.13 | top 68.0% | 14 / 27 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 11 / 16 |
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
- 7 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Svealandsmästerskapet 2026.
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Clockholm City Open 2026.
- 23 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Stockholmsligan Final: Pop - 2026.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.80 at Björneborg Weekend 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Cubing Egypt 2022. A 20.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stockholmsligan 2: Kex - 2026 · 27 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Svealandsmästerskapet 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 1: Nappar - 2026 · 6 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Clockholm City Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan Final: Pop - 2026 · 23 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Björneborg Weekend 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Egypt 2022 · 17 Sep 2022
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.
- Daniel Wallin — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Filip Åström — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Wilhelm Öhman — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.