People · Spain
Karim Heljam Casanova
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022CASA01
Karim Heljam Casanova has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.64, set at Konekta-La Perrera Open 2023, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 267th in Spain. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2022, he has put 228 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.48 in June 2022 to 9.64, a 23% improvement. Karim 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.64 | 11.36 | top 6.5% | 267 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 8.49 | top 12.6% | 413 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.95 | 22.29 | top 14.9% | 161 / 1,315 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 4.48 | top 19.1% | 737 / 3,845 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.13 | 1:06.09 | top 36.6% | 537 / 1,762 | |
| Clock | 19.86 | 25.94 | top 64.2% | 551 / 876 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 478 / 604 |
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
- 12 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Potablava Open 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Minyons de Terrassa Open 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Minyons de Terrassa Open 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022First competition: Lleida Open 2022. A 14.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Potablava Open 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Piera Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Konekta-La Perrera Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sant Valentí a Parets 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Potablava Open 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Minyons de Terrassa Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Lleida Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Arnau Tous Mateu — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Àlex Domingo Risco — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Oscar Sánchez Najarro — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.