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Mohammad Zayan Zubair Ansari
Clock · top 5.0% of 32,817 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ANSA07
Mohammad Zayan Zubair Ansari has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.23, set at Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2025, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in India. Until April 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 119 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.90 in September 2023 to 15.65, a 29% improvement. Mohammad has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.23 | 6.12 | top 5.0% | 37 / 1,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.51 | 7.91 | top 10.3% | 590 / 8,971 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.52 | top 18.3% | 1,549 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 15.65 | 18.63 | top 26.7% | 3,548 / 20,146 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.68 | 1:18.64 | top 45.6% | 1,520 / 4,220 | |
| Skewb | 12.93 | 15.34 | top 70.4% | 2,110 / 3,548 | |
| Megaminx | 2:52.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 867 / 1,458 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.63 | — | top 74.5% | 3,052 / 4,534 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 624 / 813 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2025.
- 25 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.72 at Mumbai Twistathon 2024.
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Mumbai Twistathon 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Growel's 101 Cube Open 2023. A 21.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mumbai Summer Cube Fiesta 2026 · 5 Apr 2026
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Twistathon 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Growel's 101 Cube Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Shubham Maharana — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.