People · South Africa
Uthmaan Adam
3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022ADAM19
Uthmaan Adam has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.36, set at CubingZA Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since September 2022, he has put 129 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.22 in September 2022 to 11.36, a 49% improvement. Uthmaan 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.36 | 13.54 | top 11.6% | 132 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 43.12 | 56.62 | top 15.9% | 44 / 491 | |
| Square-1 | 20.15 | 30.69 | top 28.3% | 31 / 118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.07 | 32.08 | top 37.0% | 102 / 467 | |
| 2×2 | 4.92 | 5.75 | top 38.3% | 408 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.18 | 14.52 | top 46.4% | 368 / 946 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:42.19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 20 / 53 | |
| Megaminx | 3:34.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 188 / 266 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 16 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.08 at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.04 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022. A 22.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Isaac Scheepers — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.