People · Palestine
Mazen Abu Alfilat
Skewb · top 4.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ALFI01
Mazen Abu Alfilat has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Bireh Cubing 2025, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Palestine. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2022, he has put 373 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.13 in December 2022 to 10.93, a 46% improvement. Mazen 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 | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.81 | 6.97 | top 4.1% | 3 / 40 | |
| 3×3 | 10.93 | 14.16 | top 10.3% | 8 / 193 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.69 | 26.32 | top 19.7% | 5 / 40 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 11.28 | top 21.2% | 12 / 87 | |
| 2×2 | 3.84 | 4.38 | top 24.4% | 13 / 134 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.95 | 1:19.24 | top 45.8% | 8 / 33 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.08 | 3:00.60 | top 65.3% | 6 / 14 |
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
- 27 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bireh Cubing 2025.
- 28 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Palestine Summer 2025.
- 17 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.43 at Rocky Jerusalem 2023.
- 17 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Rocky Jerusalem 2023.
- 17 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at Rocky Jerusalem 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First competition: Jerusalem Open 2022. A 20.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Birzeit Cubing 2026 · 17 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bireh Cubing 2025 · 27 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Palestine Summer 2025 · 28 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Al Bireh 2025 · 20 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Palestine Alrowwad 2023 · 6 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky Jerusalem 2023 · 17 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Jerusalem Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adam Tiro — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.