People · Egypt
Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelsalam
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024ABDE04
Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelsalam has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.93, set at Egypt National 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Egypt. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2024, he has put 131 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.20 in February 2024 to 7.93, a 14% improvement. Mahmoud has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 7.93 | 10.22 | top 2.7% | 2 / 509 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.98 | top 10.1% | 21 / 346 | |
| 4×4 | 40.81 | 48.55 | top 13.1% | 12 / 130 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.90 | 11.71 | top 27.1% | 26 / 207 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.73 | — | top 52.2% | 20 / 39 | |
| Skewb | 10.87 | 13.55 | top 60.1% | 39 / 77 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 41 / 96 | |
| Megaminx | 2:41.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 21 / 50 | |
| 7×7 | 6:29.85 | 6:35.55 | early days — 3 solves | 8 / 12 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 22 / 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
- 31 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Egypt National 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Egypt Fall 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Egypt Winter 2024. A 10.41 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Egypt Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Egypt National 2026 · 31 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Egypt Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Egypt Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 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.
- Nour Marwan Mostafa — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Mouaaz Sherif Salman — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Adam Shalaby — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.