People · Oman
Zaid Taqi
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023TAQI02
Zaid Taqi has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.89, set at Brown Cubing Day 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Oman. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2023, he has put 197 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.04 in March 2023 to 7.89, a 13% improvement. Zaid has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Oman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.89 | 9.32 | top 2.6% | 1 / 15 | |
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 2.50 | top 4.3% | 1 / 14 | |
| 4×4 | 34.85 | 36.17 | top 6.6% | 2 / 7 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.76 | 1:16.02 | top 10.1% | 2 / 4 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.67 | 22.07 | top 16.9% | 1 / 8 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 9.86 | top 37.4% | 4 / 7 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:18.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1 / 1 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brown Cubing Day 2026.
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dubai Open 2024.
- 21 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Raha Open 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Oman Open 2023. A 9.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brown Cubing Day 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ocean State Cubikon 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dubai Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Raha Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Oman Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Ammar Taqi — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Advik Bansal — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Vidur Arun — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.