People · Sri Lanka
Nabhan Niyaz
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022NIYA01
Nabhan Niyaz has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Cubing Returns To Colombo 2022, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Sri Lanka. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 320 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Nabhan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 10.27 | top 2.1% | 2 / 591 | |
| 4×4 | 33.00 | 41.51 | top 5.0% | 5 / 209 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.44 | 5.20 | top 5.2% | 11 / 349 | |
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 3.62 | top 5.9% | 18 / 432 | |
| Skewb | 3.84 | 6.60 | top 9.9% | 13 / 142 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.51 | 1:17.38 | top 12.8% | 5 / 90 | |
| Clock | 8.08 | 10.02 | top 15.4% | 12 / 55 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.47 | 24.01 | top 16.4% | 15 / 186 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:25.68 | — | top 21.5% | 3 / 19 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.61 | 1:23.87 | top 21.5% | 6 / 69 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 50:15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2 / 6 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 38.67 | top 26.9% | 4 / 37 | |
| Square-1 | 19.61 | 29.81 | top 27.1% | 5 / 35 | |
| 7×7 | 3:51.79 | 4:15.86 | top 27.8% | 3 / 23 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.87 | 2:54.05 | top 32.4% | 5 / 32 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Colombo Cubing Revival 2025.
- 7 Jun 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Sri Lankan Nationals 2024.
- 7 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Colombo Matrix Open 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Cubing Returns To Colombo 2022. A 9.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FMC Challenge Kiribathgoda 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Colombo CubeCon 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Colombo Cubing Revival 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sri Lankan Nationals 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Colombo Matrix Open 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns To Colombo 2022 · 24 Sep 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.
- Sirima Witharanage Sathmika Navoda — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Samath Keppitiyagama — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Dapana Durage Risith Hansindu — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.