People · Palestine
Zaid Abdeen
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023ABDE08
Zaid Abdeen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Bethlehem 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Palestine. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 333 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.16 in August 2023 to 11.96, a 30% improvement. Zaid 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 | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.08 | 5.78 | top 3.9% | 3 / 87 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 4.26 | top 11.8% | 5 / 134 | |
| 3×3 | 11.96 | 13.80 | top 13.8% | 11 / 193 | |
| Skewb | 4.55 | 6.75 | top 14.8% | 8 / 40 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.41 | 23.14 | top 16.2% | 4 / 40 | |
| 4×4 | 43.54 | 48.15 | top 16.5% | 3 / 33 | |
| Clock | 9.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3 / 13 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.62 | 1:38.00 | top 24.1% | 4 / 26 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.37 | 1:34.25 | top 27.6% | 3 / 14 |
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
- 28 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Palestine Summer 2025.
- 17 Apr 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Bethlehem 2025.
- 20 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at Al Bireh 2025.
- 6 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.83 at Palestine Alrowwad 2023.
- 6 Oct 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Palestine Alrowwad 2023.
- 17 Aug 2023First competition: Rocky Jerusalem 2023. A 17.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Palestine Summer 2025 · 28 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Bethlehem 2025 · 17 Apr 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Al Bireh 2025 · 20 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Palestine Alrowwad 2023 · 6 Oct 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Rocky Jerusalem 2023 · 17 Aug 2023 — 5 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.
- Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
- Adam Tiro — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.