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Sofian El Arbaoui

2×2 · top 76.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016ARBA01

Sofian El Arbaoui has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at Hem MariCubik Open 2017, puts him in the top 76.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,331st in France. Across 5 competitions since June 2016, he has put 51 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.58 in June 2016 to 45.90, a 25% improvement. Sofian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 76.5% of 186,767 all-time
9.65
signature single · Hem MariCubik Open 2017
51
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingFrance
2×29.6520.50
top 76.5%2,331 / 3,074
3×345.9051.85
top 82.8%3,725 / 4,746

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

Hem MariCubik Open 2016: 1:01.58Hem MariCubik Open 2017: 50.64Hem MariCubik Open 2018: 45.90Hem MariCubik Open 2019: 52.97Hem MariCubik Winter Open A 2023: 46.1645.901:01.585 Jun 201621 Jan 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
  • A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 5.90 away.

Targets move as he improves.