People · South Africa
Mahir Ambelal
3×3 · top 22.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017AMBE01
Mahir Ambelal has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.31, set at Just Cube Joburg 2022, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since July 2017, he has put 132 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.17 in July 2017 to 14.31, a 32% improvement. Mahir 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.31 | 17.51 | top 22.1% | 275 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 45.67 | top 33.6% | 20 / 53 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 6.44 | top 34.6% | 364 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.33 | 1:07.12 | top 41.0% | 139 / 491 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:16.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 53 | |
| 5×5 | 2:49.08 | 2:59.31 | top 74.3% | 136 / 221 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.27 | 22.85 | top 82.8% | 742 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 24.64 | 55.12 | top 94.6% | 400 / 438 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 32:16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 26 / 27 |
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 2022Four personal bests in one day at Just Cube Joburg 2022.
- 5 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Gauteng Summer 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Gauteng Summer 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at Soweto Spring Open 2018.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: Gauteng Winter 2017. A 21.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA FMC Championship 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Soweto Spring Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Gauteng Winter 2017 · 8 Jul 2017
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.
- Taariq Hassim — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brendan James Gray — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.31 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.