People · Netherlands
Aariz Lalani
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 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 186,767 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 14 competitions since March 2023, he has put 300 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 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 11.63, a 38% improvement. Aariz has entered 14 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 | 3.94 | top 2.5% | 60 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 11.63 | 13.81 | top 12.6% | 351 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 4.56 | 12.21 | top 14.9% | 147 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.62 | 9.31 | top 17.2% | 297 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.69 | 1:21.28 | top 51.3% | 505 / 1,000 |
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
- 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.
- Veerle Melis — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Marc Dullemond — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Davian van Plateringen — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.