People · Iran
Mahdi Aref (مهدی عارف)
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023AREF01
Mahdi Aref (مهدی عارف) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.03, set at Scarborough Fall A 2023, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in Iran. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2023, he has put 39 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Mahdi has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.03 | 9.94 | top 4.9% | 61 / 1,569 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 5.22 | top 17.4% | 129 / 856 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Scarborough Fall A 2023.
- 2 Mar 2023First competition: ViraCup 2023. A 10.61 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at ViraCup 2023.
Competitions
- Scarborough Fall A 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- ViraCup 2023 · 2 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Charlie Zhao — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mohammad Reza Hosseinpoor (محمد رضا حسین پور) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hooyar Mohajerani (هویار مهاجرانی) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.