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Muhammad Ali
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ALIM04
Muhammad Ali has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.92, set at WA State Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 258th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2022, he has put 211 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.29 in August 2022 to 7.92, a 51% improvement. Muhammad has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.92 | 9.68 | top 2.6% | 258 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 42.64 | 49.29 | top 15.3% | 385 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 6.97 | top 22.3% | 1,715 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.99 | 24.74 | top 23.2% | 523 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.43 | 2:19.56 | top 52.1% | 706 / 1,356 |
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 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at Perth Winter 2024.
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Only 3x3s in Perth 2024.
- 30 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.45 at Australian Nationals 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022. A 16.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Winding Down in Willetton 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- Christmas Cubing by Sorrento Beach 2025 · 21 Dec 2025
- WA State Championship 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Up Karrinyup 2025 · 4 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Move It Midland 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Winter 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Only 3x3s in Perth 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Butler Blitz 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Mandurah 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
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.
- Amy Smith — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jaxon Foster — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler Williams — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.