People · Algeria
Tarek Bazizi
4×4 · top 8.6% of 83,917 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016BAZI03
Tarek Bazizi has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 36.88, set at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Algeria. Until October 2009, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since August 2016, he has put 696 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.48 in August 2016 to 10.56, a 32% improvement. Tarek has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 36.88 | 46.71 | top 8.6% | 1 / 54 | |
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 12.87 | top 9.1% | 5 / 367 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.97 | 7.45 | top 13.0% | 2 / 106 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.98 | 31.74 | top 23.2% | 2 / 65 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1 / 2 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.39 | 1:35.24 | top 25.2% | 1 / 8 | |
| 2×2 | 4.53 | 5.69 | top 33.3% | 18 / 162 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:32.62 | — | top 44.1% | 1 / 4 | |
| 6×6 | 3:17.21 | 3:33.56 | top 49.1% | 1 / 2 | |
| Square-1 | 31.56 | 38.19 | top 52.3% | 2 / 3 | |
| Skewb | 11.08 | 18.86 | top 61.2% | 5 / 9 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.74 | 2:53.30 | top 63.5% | 4 / 10 | |
| 7×7 | 5:51.13 | 6:15.11 | top 65.5% | 1 / 2 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 13:52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1 / 1 | |
| Clock | 27.56 | — | top 81.1% | 6 / 7 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026.
- 22 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2026.
- 8 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Longjum'Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Camargue Open 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at French Championship 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025.
Competitions
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Couffoul'Events 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Saucisse Vergèze et Légumes Sans Peau au PBQ 2026 · 4 Jul 2026
- Barby Cube 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Longjum'Open 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Camargue Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sorg'Open 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cernay-lès-Reims 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Only Oullins Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Monts du Lyonnais Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- FMCrêpes 2022 · 20 Nov 2022
- Algeria Winter Open 2017 · 28 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Algeria Summer Open 2017 · 28 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Chachya Open 2017 · 29 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Algeria Winter 2016 · 24 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Algers Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Wilfrid Py — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Adrien Neveu — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Étienne Aubry — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.88 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.