People · United States
Saifan Iftear
2×2 · top 5.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023IFTE01
Saifan Iftear has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.04, set at Fall River Cubikon 2023, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,003rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 100 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.13 in January 2023 to 10.96, a 22% improvement. Saifan 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 4.26 | top 5.0% | 2,003 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.96 | 12.48 | top 10.4% | 5,598 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.97 | 7.44 | top 13.0% | 3,375 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.51 | 1:05.08 | top 38.1% | 6,164 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.29 | 17.51 | top 43.5% | 7,635 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.66 | 41.91 | top 54.7% | 7,595 / 15,683 |
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
- 5 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Fall River Cubikon 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Puzzling in Providence 2023. A 14.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WPI Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- The Battle of Lexington 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
- Fall River Cubikon 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling in Providence 2023 · 7 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.
- Ryan Durette — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Krish Shah-Nathwani — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.