People · Lebanon
Omar Al Kotob
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023KOTO01
Omar Al Kotob has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at Cubing at The Cube 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Lebanon. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since January 2023, he has put 322 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.14 in January 2023 to 9.40, a 58% improvement. Omar has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 2.90 | top 1.9% | 1 / 54 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 6.22 | top 5.1% | 2 / 41 | |
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 12.26 | top 5.8% | 6 / 74 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.87 | 1:14.13 | top 13.2% | 1 / 10 | |
| 4×4 | 49.35 | 53.82 | top 23.9% | 8 / 22 | |
| Square-1 | 19.77 | 22.64 | top 27.5% | 1 / 5 | |
| Skewb | 6.37 | 9.33 | top 28.7% | 4 / 23 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.28 | 25.13 | top 29.5% | 9 / 24 | |
| Clock | 11.37 | 13.47 | top 32.0% | 3 / 10 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.33 | 1:50.11 | top 37.8% | 5 / 11 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1 / 4 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Sydney Spring Saturday 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 10.91 at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.91 at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023. A 22.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzling Parramatta 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Spring Saturday 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Wollondilly 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- Kogarah Cube Day Saturday 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 2023
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.
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Elias Chong — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bryan Eng — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.