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Syed Shahan Ali
Pyraminx · top 5.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ALIS04
Syed Shahan Ali has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at Raipur Monsoon Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 330th in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 98 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 7.35 in December 2022 to 3.57, a 51% improvement. Syed 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 5.91 | top 5.8% | 330 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 5.11 | top 11.1% | 924 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 14.80 | 16.84 | top 23.7% | 3,067 / 20,018 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 12.03 | top 36.8% | 1,038 / 3,524 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Raipur Winter Cube Open 2025.
- 21 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 15.89 at Cubing Returns Raipur 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.89 at Cubing Returns Raipur 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns Raipur 2024.
- 18 Dec 2022First competition: Mor Raipur Cubing Challenge 2022. A 32.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Raipur Winter Cube Open 2025 · 5 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Raipur Monsoon Cube Open 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Raipur 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mor Raipur Cubing Challenge 2022 · 18 Dec 2022
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.
- Gaurav Kumar — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dev Kumar Sahu — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- S Sai Rohan — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.