People · South Africa
Sahar Samlal
3×3 · top 22.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022SAML01
Sahar Samlal has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.35, set at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024, puts him in the top 22.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 281st in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since August 2022, he has put 231 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.81 in August 2022 to 14.35, a 44% improvement. Sahar has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.35 | 19.31 | top 22.3% | 281 / 2,187 | |
| Skewb | 6.53 | 11.94 | top 30.0% | 112 / 444 | |
| Clock | 13.84 | 15.48 | top 43.2% | 62 / 153 | |
| Square-1 | 29.97 | 43.06 | top 49.4% | 56 / 121 | |
| 2×2 | 6.43 | 7.43 | top 55.3% | 634 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.35 | 15.88 | top 63.0% | 528 / 958 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.94 | 1:53.36 | top 72.6% | 292 / 495 |
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
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.35 at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 16 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.72 at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 28 Aug 2022First competition: Green School Paarl Open 2022. A 26.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Tristan Ford — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Rush — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.