People · Canada
Marwan Kamal
3×3 · top 0.98% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017KAMA01
Marwan Kamal has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.65, set at Championnat Canadien 2025, puts him in the top 0.98% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 98th in Canada. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2017, he has put 279 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.16 in February 2017 to 6.65, a 27% improvement. Marwan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.65 | 8.49 | top 0.98% | 98 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 27.43 | 31.73 | top 1.5% | 39 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 1.64 | 2.53 | top 2.8% | 183 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.92 | 15.94 | top 2.9% | 59 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.05 | 1:13.57 | top 13.1% | 151 / 1,499 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 220 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 4:38.28 | 5:35.46 | top 43.9% | 183 / 503 |
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 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at Championnat Canadien 2025.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2019.
- 19 May 2018Six personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2018.
- 21 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2017.
- 4 Feb 2017First competition: Montreal Open Winter 2017. A 9.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Brennen Lin — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 2.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.