People · Malaysia
Zarif Ikmal bin Soleh
3×3 · top 1.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022SOLE03
Zarif Ikmal bin Soleh has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.14, set at Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2022, he has put 380 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.47 in December 2022 to 7.14, a 68% improvement. Zarif has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.14 | 9.02 | top 1.5% | 64 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 4.51 | top 3.0% | 68 / 2,541 | |
| 4×4 | 38.77 | 45.45 | top 10.6% | 181 / 1,219 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 8.68 | top 12.4% | 240 / 1,723 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 7.39 | top 21.4% | 255 / 1,053 | |
| Clock | 9.54 | 11.25 | top 22.8% | 107 / 406 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.31 | 25.98 | top 24.1% | 361 / 1,327 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.61 | 1:34.64 | top 26.6% | 178 / 518 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.76 | 1:38.37 | top 29.6% | 230 / 617 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.10 | 4:42.69 | early days — 3 solves | 120 / 188 | |
| Square-1 | 30.80 | 40.87 | top 50.8% | 213 / 364 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at UTP Cube Open 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at UTP Cube Open 2024.
- 1 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Masters 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Penang Cube Masters 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- UTP Cube Open 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 2022
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.
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Khoo Zi Yang — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.