People · Netherlands
Aariz Lalani
2×2 · top 2.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LALA01
Aariz Lalani has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.57, set at Appleby Summer B 2023, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in the Netherlands. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since March 2023, he has put 335 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.71 in March 2023 to 11.20, a 40% improvement. Aariz has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 3.76 | top 2.5% | 60 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 11.20 | 13.81 | top 11.2% | 311 / 2,318 | |
| Skewb | 4.56 | 12.15 | top 15.0% | 150 / 968 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.62 | 9.31 | top 17.3% | 299 / 1,296 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.69 | 1:21.28 | top 51.3% | 509 / 1,009 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.85 at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Kampen Open 2023. A 18.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Appleby Summer B 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 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.
- Davian van Plateringen — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Marc Dullemond — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Veerle Melis — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.