People · Malaysia
Muhammad Aliff Haiqal Bin Zulkifli
3×3 · top 1.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ZULK04
Muhammad Aliff Haiqal Bin Zulkifli has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.20, set at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2017, he has put 138 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.72 in December 2017 to 7.20, a 57% improvement. Muhammad has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.20 | 9.26 | top 1.6% | 68 / 3,773 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.56 | 7.65 | top 5.7% | 105 / 1,723 | |
| 4×4 | 36.32 | 38.73 | top 8.0% | 133 / 1,219 | |
| Square-1 | 13.66 | 17.63 | top 13.4% | 56 / 364 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.33 | 1:32.66 | top 17.1% | 148 / 617 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 7.73 | top 19.2% | 221 / 1,053 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.12 | top 19.4% | 543 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.77 | 27.91 | top 22.6% | 333 / 1,327 |
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
- 10 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.98 at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 3 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Unikl MFI Open 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 10.84 at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 30 Dec 2017First competition: Malaysian Cube Championship 2017. A 16.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017
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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ernest Eh Zhong Yu (余宗祐) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chu Kei Yuen — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.