People · Azerbaijan
Raul Ismayilli
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019ISMA03
Raul Ismayilli has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at Sumgait Summer Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Azerbaijan. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2019, he has put 327 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.51 in December 2019 to 9.08, a 73% improvement. Raul has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.08 | 10.41 | top 5.1% | 6 / 370 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.93 | 5.91 | top 7.4% | 10 / 192 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.91 | top 12.0% | 20 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.54 | 22.82 | top 22.0% | 8 / 93 | |
| Skewb | 6.04 | 6.70 | top 26.1% | 16 / 94 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.11 | 1:22.29 | top 47.0% | 28 / 90 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 6 / 21 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.91 | — | top 79.0% | 19 / 44 | |
| Megaminx | 3:20.60 | 3:40.09 | top 81.1% | 27 / 56 |
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
- 17 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at ACA Cube Fest Baku 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at ACA League I - Sumgait 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Azerbaijan Nationals 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at ADA Open 2023.
- 17 Jul 2022First sub-30 3×3: 16.64 at Azerbaijan Nationals 2022.
- 17 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.64 at Azerbaijan Nationals 2022.
Competitions
- Eagle of the East Baku 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- ACA Cube Fest Baku 2026 · 17 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Sumgait Summer Open 2026 · 26 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- ACA League I - Sumgait 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- ADA Fall 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- ADA Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2022 · 17 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Baku Engineering University 2019 · 15 Dec 2019
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.
- Sabir Mammedzade — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Ali Aliyev — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Muhammad Cavad Allahverdi — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 28 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.