People · United States
Samir Ghalayini
3×3 · top 25.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026GHAL01
Samir Ghalayini has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.37, set at Potsdam Puzzling 2026, puts him in the top 25.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,980th in the United States. Across 1 competition since March 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.37 | 17.53 | top 25.7% | 13,980 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.47 | 1:41.98 | top 59.5% | 10,301 / 19,072 |
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 story so far
- 28 Mar 2026First competition: Potsdam Puzzling 2026. A 15.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Potsdam Puzzling 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
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.
- Jacob Hughes — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once
- Evan Liu — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Louis Cormier — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 24.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.