People · United Kingdom
Yousif Abdelaal-Wait
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ABDE02
Yousif Abdelaal-Wait has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.40, set at Weston-super-Mare Winter 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2022, he has put 436 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.10 in July 2022 to 7.40, a 54% improvement. Yousif has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.40 | 9.90 | top 1.8% | 141 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 3.01 | top 5.3% | 389 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 34.94 | 41.09 | top 6.6% | 165 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 43.88 | 1:29.24 | top 7.9% | 39 / 311 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.57 | 1:15.97 | top 10.6% | 141 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.49 | 23.88 | top 19.1% | 362 / 1,851 | |
| 7×7 | 4:05.20 | 4:22.32 | top 32.7% | 156 / 459 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.20 | 1:47.80 | top 33.5% | 377 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 2:45.55 | 2:59.71 | top 33.7% | 195 / 548 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.27 | 11.41 | top 38.5% | 1,554 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 7:54.13 | — | early days — 3 solves | 53 / 84 | |
| Clock | 14.72 | 16.66 | top 46.8% | 624 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 53:42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 114 / 126 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Winter 2026.
- 16 Nov 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024Six personal bests in one day at Bristol Summer 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 27 May 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Hampshire Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Bristol Summer 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage Summer 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jason Harley — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.