People · Oman
Qais Ali Taqi
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023TAQI04
Qais Ali Taqi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Oman. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.47 in May 2023 to 9.36, an 11% improvement. Qais 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 | Oman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 12.82 | top 5.7% | 3 / 15 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 6.42 | top 16.9% | 1 / 7 | |
| 4×4 | 45.43 | 50.59 | top 18.8% | 3 / 7 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 4.86 | top 22.4% | 3 / 14 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.38 | 2:10.21 | top 47.0% | 3 / 4 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.07 | 39.61 | top 49.1% | 4 / 8 |
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
- 1 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2026.
- 1 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2026.
- 21 May 2023First competition: Raha Open 2023. A 10.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dubai Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Raha Open 2023 · 21 May 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.
- Ammar Taqi — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Vidur Arun — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ayaan Ali Ahmad — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.