People · Palestine
Kinan Saleem
Skewb · top 5.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025SALE03
Kinan Saleem has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Birzeit Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Palestine. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2025, he has put 370 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.90 in February 2025 to 14.85, a 71% improvement. Kinan 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 | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.11 | 6.88 | top 5.5% | 4 / 40 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 7.99 | top 9.6% | 5 / 87 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.67 | top 21.9% | 11 / 134 | |
| 3×3 | 14.85 | 18.23 | top 23.9% | 23 / 193 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.46 | 2:03.16 | top 37.8% | 7 / 26 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.64 | 1:12.74 | top 42.5% | 6 / 33 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.08 | 39.22 | top 53.5% | 13 / 40 | |
| Clock | 21.36 | 29.07 | top 68.5% | 9 / 13 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.56 | 2:56.81 | top 69.4% | 7 / 14 | |
| Square-1 | 55.25 | 1:08.80 | top 80.5% | 8 / 12 |
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
- 17 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Birzeit Cubing 2026.
- 27 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Bireh Cubing 2025.
- 27 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bireh Cubing 2025.
- 28 Aug 2025Twelve personal bests in one day at Palestine Summer 2025.
- 18 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Jordan Nationals 2025.
- 16 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.54 at Aqaba Summer 2025.
Competitions
- Birzeit Cubing 2026 · 17 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bireh Cubing 2025 · 27 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Palestine Summer 2025 · 28 Aug 2025 — 12 personal bests set
- Jordan Nationals 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Aqaba Summer 2025 · 16 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Bethlehem 2025 · 17 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Al Bireh 2025 · 20 Feb 2025
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.
- Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Jana Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.