People · Malaysia
Zarif Ikmal bin Soleh
3×3 · top 1.2% of 288,433 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 6.92, set at Seremban Cube Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55th in Malaysia. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2022, he has put 425 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.47 in December 2022 to 6.92, a 69% improvement. Zarif has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.92 | 9.02 | top 1.2% | 55 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 4.51 | top 3.1% | 68 / 2,582 | |
| Skewb | 3.63 | 7.20 | top 8.6% | 98 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 38.77 | 45.45 | top 10.7% | 186 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 8.68 | top 12.4% | 241 / 1,746 | |
| Clock | 9.54 | 11.25 | top 22.7% | 108 / 415 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.31 | 25.98 | top 24.1% | 369 / 1,350 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.61 | 1:34.64 | top 26.7% | 178 / 519 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.76 | 1:38.37 | top 29.7% | 234 / 623 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.10 | 4:42.69 | early days — 3 solves | 121 / 189 | |
| Square-1 | 30.80 | 40.87 | top 50.9% | 214 / 365 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seremban Cube Challenge 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Seremban Cube Challenge 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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.
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.