People · Egypt
Yousef Salib
Megaminx · top 3.6% of 34,786 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024SALI15
Yousef Salib has been competing for a year. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 46.49, set at Kanto Spring 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Egypt. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2024, he has put 95 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.27 in December 2024 to 9.61, a 22% improvement. Yousef has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 46.49 | 1:00.04 | top 3.6% | 2 / 50 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 6.46 | top 5.9% | 2 / 207 | |
| 3×3 | 9.61 | 12.65 | top 6.4% | 21 / 509 | |
| Square-1 | 13.44 | 19.85 | top 12.8% | 2 / 27 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 4.45 | top 25.1% | 55 / 346 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.38 | 1:38.37 | top 30.2% | 7 / 39 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.07 | 26.87 | top 31.7% | 18 / 96 | |
| Skewb | 7.31 | 11.25 | top 36.1% | 17 / 77 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 47.00 | top 62.5% | 4 / 8 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 16 |
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
- 17 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Kanto Spring 2026.
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kanto Spring 2026.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Shonan AM 2024. A 12.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kanto Spring 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tokyo FMC Spring 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kanto Autumn PM 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kanto Summer PM 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- Kanto Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Spring PM 2025 · 20 Apr 2025
- Ota Spring 2025 · 20 Mar 2025
- Shonan AM 2024 · 7 Dec 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.
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kazuhiko Kusano (草野一彦) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Zirui Wang (王子睿) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.49 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.