People · Canada
Raiyan Abdulrub
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017ABDU06
Raiyan Abdulrub has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Sherwood Park Summer 2019, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 290th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2017, he has put 299 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.83 in January 2018 to 9.26, a 28% improvement. Raiyan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 4.22 | top 4.7% | 290 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 10.76 | top 5.5% | 531 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 20 of 22 cubes · 55:34 | — | top 6.0% | 6 / 112 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 44.90 | 55.65 | top 8.2% | 31 / 351 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.04 | 21.95 | top 12.7% | 270 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.14 | 1:17.80 | top 14.5% | 125 / 1,375 | |
| 4×4 | 42.63 | 48.96 | top 15.3% | 387 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.95 | 8.18 | top 19.6% | 803 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 6.37 | 7.79 | top 28.7% | 692 / 2,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.15 | 1:56.15 | top 37.0% | 463 / 1,499 | |
| Square-1 | 27.78 | 43.83 | top 45.1% | 393 / 952 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | top 48.3% | 146 / 283 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:45.86 | — | top 49.7% | 28 / 60 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 457 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 7:33.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 406 / 503 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at No Peeking Calgary 2026.
- 27 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Sherwood Park Summer 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Edmonton New Year 2019.
- 24 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Canada's Best in the West 2018.
- 24 Aug 2018Six personal bests in one day at Canada's Best in the West 2018.
- 15 Oct 2017First competition: FMC Americas 2017.
Competitions
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2026 · 17 Jul 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Calgary Please Be Quiet 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026
- No Peeking Calgary 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Red Deer Favourites 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Canada's Wild West 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Edmonton New Year 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Under the Stars 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Americas 2017 · 15 Oct 2017
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.
- Alex Mutch — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Austin Jensen — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Orion Donovan — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.