People · Egypt
Karim Mohamed Saeed
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024SAEE01
Karim Mohamed Saeed has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at Egypt National 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Egypt. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2024, he has put 157 official solves on the record across seven 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 17.22 in February 2024 to 8.82, a 49% improvement. Karim 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 | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 10.17 | top 4.5% | 14 / 509 | |
| 4×4 | 34.42 | 44.04 | top 6.2% | 4 / 130 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 3.90 | top 12.7% | 26 / 346 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.70 | 1:52.46 | top 32.8% | 8 / 39 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.60 | 9.62 | top 32.9% | 39 / 207 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.22 | 27.58 | top 34.8% | 20 / 96 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:34.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9 / 11 |
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
- 31 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Egypt National 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Egypt Fall 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Egypt Fall 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Egypt Winter 2024. A 19.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Egypt National 2026 · 31 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Alexandria Spring 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Egypt Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Egypt Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Nour Marwan Mostafa — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Adam Shalaby — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yassin Elsayed Abd Elfattah — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.