People · Azerbaijan
Mahir Israfilov
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015ISRA01
Mahir Israfilov has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.81, set at Qəbələ Payız 2019, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Azerbaijan. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2015, he has put 234 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.05 in March 2015 to 9.81, a 30% improvement. Mahir has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.81 | 11.50 | top 6.9% | 12 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 46.91 | 54.79 | top 20.7% | 9 / 90 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.46 | 1:31.43 | top 21.1% | 2 / 44 | |
| 7×7 | 3:44.33 | 3:54.77 | top 25.0% | 1 / 8 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.02 | 2:52.80 | top 31.3% | 2 / 11 | |
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 6.31 | top 32.7% | 58 / 191 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.38 | 15.68 | top 69.5% | 124 / 188 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.77 | 50.24 | top 71.3% | 46 / 93 | |
| Skewb | 15.08 | 21.35 | top 78.5% | 67 / 93 |
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
- 24 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Northern Azerbaijan Decathlon 2019.
- 24 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Northern Azerbaijan Decathlon 2019.
- 21 Feb 2016Four personal bests in one day at Baku Open 2016.
- 14 Mar 2015First competition: ATTJ Cube Day 2015. A 14.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2022 · 17 Jul 2022
- ACA 7th Anniversary 2022 · 23 Apr 2022
- Qəbələ Payız 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Baku Summer 2019 · 4 Aug 2019
- Balakən Open 2019 · 5 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Azerbaijan Decathlon 2019 · 24 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Baku Open 2016 · 21 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Baku Open 2015 · 19 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- ATTJ Cube Day 2015 · 14 Mar 2015
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.
- Javid Nabizade — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Elmir Mirzəyev — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Chingiz Asadzade — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 6.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.