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Siraj Ali
Pyraminx · top 10.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007ALIS01
Siraj Ali has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.59, set at Newark Open 2008, puts him in the top 10.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,809th in the United States. Across 11 competitions since November 2007, he has put 349 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.52 in November 2007 to 12.56, a 56% improvement. Siraj has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.59 | 8.27 | top 10.8% | 2,809 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 15.18 | top 15.9% | 8,508 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 5.03 | top 16.5% | 6,475 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 20.72 | 30.23 | top 29.6% | 1,924 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 58.80 | 1:04.38 | top 35.2% | 5,665 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.86 | 2:03.67 | top 43.9% | 3,600 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.31 | 2:36.21 | top 48.8% | 3,623 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.13 | 45.08 | top 61.0% | 8,584 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 5:13.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,396 / 4,196 |
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
- 11 Jul 2009Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Open 2009.
- 14 Jun 2009Six personal bests in one day at Missouri Open 2009.
- 30 May 2009First sub-15 3×3: 12.56 at Cumberland Valley Open 2009.
- 30 May 2009Four personal bests in one day at Cumberland Valley Open 2009.
- 21 Mar 2009Four personal bests in one day at UPenn Spring competition 2009.
- 19 Jul 2008Seven personal bests in one day at US Nationals and Open 2008.
Competitions
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
- Big Cubes Summer competition 2009 · 26 Jul 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Missouri Open 2009 · 14 Jun 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Cumberland Valley Open 2009 · 30 May 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 7 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2008 · 21 Jun 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2007 · 24 Nov 2007
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.