People · Kazakhstan
Ilkham Abaydullaev (Ильхам Абайдуллаев)
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019ABAY01
Ilkham Abaydullaev (Ильхам Абайдуллаев) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at Nauryz Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Kazakhstan. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2019, he has put 112 official solves on the record across nine 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 15.84 in March 2019 to 10.52, a 34% improvement. Ilkham has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 4.82 | top 2.4% | 12 / 976 | |
| 3×3 | 10.52 | 12.86 | top 9.0% | 114 / 1,315 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.59 | 1:23.93 | top 16.0% | 36 / 243 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.89 | 25.48 | top 25.7% | 94 / 330 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.82 | 9.39 | top 26.4% | 192 / 803 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 15 / 62 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 9.20 | top 32.2% | 114 / 474 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 256 / 415 | |
| Square-1 | 1:25.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 126 / 140 |
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
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Almaty Cubers Open 2024.
- 28 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Cubing Semey Open 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Semey Open 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First competition: KSF Almaty City 2019. A 15.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nauryz Almaty 2026 · 23 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Almaty Cubers Open 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Semey Open 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- KSF Almaty City 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Asset Agabekov — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Assylkhan Meirkhanov (Асылхан Мейрханов) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.