People · Turkey
Mustafa Kafar
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015KAFA01
Mustafa Kafar has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at Caltech Winter Open 2015, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2015, he has put 57 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.76 in February 2015 to 14.08, a 35% improvement. Mustafa 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 | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 5.63 | top 5.4% | 78 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 14.08 | 16.30 | top 21.2% | 352 / 2,193 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 11.19 | top 53.2% | 266 / 649 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.23 | 19.65 | top 62.2% | 684 / 1,188 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 294 / 463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.81 | 46.29 | top 69.1% | 312 / 566 |
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
- 15 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Nisei Week 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015First competition: Caltech Winter Open 2015. A 21.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nisei Week 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- SoCal Supercomp 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015
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.
- Sean Saito — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Young — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Soria — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.