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Syed D. Ali
Skewb · top 17.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024ALIS02
Syed D. Ali has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.92, set at Kublördag Jönköping VI - 2024, puts him in the top 17.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,772nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2024, he has put 105 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.66 in September 2024 to 13.08, a 40% improvement. Syed has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.92 | 7.95 | top 17.5% | 2,772 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.08 | 14.43 | top 17.7% | 9,486 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 4.54 | top 21.2% | 8,303 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.73 | 15.32 | top 34.0% | 9,587 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.20 | 31.17 | top 34.7% | 4,585 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 13.63 | 15.62 | top 42.3% | 3,386 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.58 | 1:54.57 | top 62.6% | 10,935 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.14 | — | top 65.8% | 5,732 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 4:15.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,415 / 7,841 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at UMBC Winter 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bethesda Winter Wonderland 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Kublördag Jönköping VI - 2024.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kublördag Jönköping VI - 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.05 at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024.
Competitions
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bethesda Winter Wonderland 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kublördag Jönköping VI - 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
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.
- Rich Tayag — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Daniel Greigg — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brad Hoffman — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.