People · Lebanon
Hussein Saleh
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018SALE01
Hussein Saleh has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.50, set at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Lebanon. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2018, he has put 202 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.16 in March 2018 to 10.50, a 55% improvement. Hussein 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 | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.50 | 11.94 | top 9.0% | 10 / 74 | |
| Skewb | 5.33 | 7.14 | top 20.7% | 3 / 23 | |
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 4.02 | top 23.3% | 15 / 54 | |
| 4×4 | 49.34 | 52.83 | top 23.9% | 7 / 22 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.67 | 14.62 | top 33.4% | 11 / 41 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.09 | 2:02.35 | top 42.1% | 5 / 10 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.22 | 2:08.42 | top 49.4% | 8 / 11 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.34 | 35.27 | top 49.7% | 12 / 24 | |
| Square-1 | 1:16.61 | — | top 91.6% | 4 / 5 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:35.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5 / 5 | |
| Clock | 1:12.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10 / 10 |
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 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022.
- 13 Sep 2019Six personal bests in one day at City Centre Sharjah Open 2019.
- 3 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at İstanbul Summer 2019.
- 19 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at Sharjah Open 2019.
- 19 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Sharjah Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.94 at GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018.
Competitions
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- City Centre Sharjah Open 2019 · 13 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- İstanbul Summer 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Sharjah Open 2019 · 19 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
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.
- France Bautista — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mihir Narayan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Matteo Dummar — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.