People · Turkey
Muhammed Badıh Alvan
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ALVA43
Muhammed Badıh Alvan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.35, set at İstanbul February Weekend 2025, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in Turkey. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2023, he has put 236 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.95 in October 2023 to 10.35, a 31% improvement. Muhammed 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 | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 12.43 | top 8.5% | 108 / 2,193 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 4.90 | top 11.8% | 173 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 15.90 | top 21.8% | 190 / 1,188 | |
| 4×4 | 49.27 | 54.83 | top 23.8% | 80 / 463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.13 | 31.07 | top 37.2% | 129 / 566 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.35 | 1:51.02 | top 40.1% | 65 / 181 | |
| Skewb | 9.64 | 18.07 | top 52.7% | 262 / 649 | |
| Square-1 | 31.83 | 1:00.16 | top 52.9% | 69 / 149 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:04.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 19 / 43 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 103 / 125 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at İstanbul February Weekend 2025.
- 14 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Turkish Nationals 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023. A 18.10 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023.
Competitions
- İstanbul October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- İstanbul April 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- İstanbul February Weekend 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul December 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 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.
- Toprak Berva Yıldırım — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Ömer Çetinkaya — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ömer Eken — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.