People · United Kingdom
Zakariya Malik
Skewb · top 15.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025MALI17
Zakariya Malik has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.65, set at Stevenage May 2026, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 367th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since December 2025, he has put 144 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.43 in December 2025 to 13.37, a 19% improvement. Zakariya has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.65 | 8.76 | top 15.6% | 367 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 13.37 | 17.40 | top 18.7% | 1,255 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 56.87 | 1:09.75 | top 33.0% | 740 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 4.58 | 7.01 | top 34.0% | 1,798 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.11 | 15.54 | top 37.1% | 1,488 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.14 | 2:19.49 | top 37.1% | 417 / 966 | |
| Clock | 15.40 | 17.72 | top 49.5% | 653 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.32 | 39.74 | top 49.6% | 882 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.92 | 2:40.60 | top 60.4% | 743 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:50.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 285 / 311 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hampshire Summer 2026.
- 9 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.37 at Stevenage May 2026.
- 9 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Wiltshire Winter 2025. A 16.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
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.
- Adam Stringer — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Goodworth — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Elliot Voigt — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.