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Ze'ev Aamir Kanaan
Skewb · top 9.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023KANA08
Ze'ev Aamir Kanaan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.83, set at West Negros Cube Fest 2025, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in the Philippines. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.80 in August 2023 to 14.21, a 49% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.83 | 6.21 | top 9.8% | 147 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 | 14.21 | 16.34 | top 21.7% | 2,283 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.64 | 11.16 | top 24.9% | 678 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 5.96 | top 28.0% | 1,334 / 4,257 |
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
- 4 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at West Negros Cube Fest 2025.
- 4 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at West Negros Cube Fest 2025.
- 15 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.86 at Masskara Speedcubing Cup 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023First competition: Side Fest in Smile City 2023. A 27.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MassKara Cubing Festival 2025 · 12 Oct 2025
- West Negros Cube Fest 2025 · 4 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mix & Match at McDo Lacson 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Kyub sa Aga Masskara 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bacolod Big Cubes 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Masskara Speedcubing Cup 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Fest in Smile City 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
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.
- Generoso L. Secreto III — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Miguel Gonzaga — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elizer James G. Buro — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.