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Mustafa Irfan
3×3 · top 1.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022IRFA02
Mustafa Irfan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.04, set at Stevenage January 2024, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2022, he has put 283 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.97 in October 2022 to 7.04, a 53% improvement. Mustafa has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.04 | 8.87 | top 1.4% | 108 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.70 | 18.92 | top 11.8% | 232 / 1,851 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.42 | top 16.0% | 937 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 55.08 | 1:12.49 | top 30.8% | 689 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 7.15 | 9.52 | top 34.8% | 816 / 2,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.25 | 16.26 | top 47.0% | 1,909 / 3,656 |
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
- 16 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2023.
- 20 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Stevenage May 2023.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2023.
- 1 Oct 2022First competition: Stevenage Autumn B 2022. A 16.25 3×3 single to start from.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Stevenage Autumn B 2022.
Competitions
- Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bo Forsell — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Adam Swaine — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.