People · United States
Aaron Cao (曹恩隆)
3×3 · top 23.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024CAOA01
Aaron Cao (曹恩隆) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.81, set at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026, puts him in the top 23.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,150th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since February 2024, he has put 98 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 58.86 in February 2024 to 14.81, a 75% improvement. Aaron has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.81 | 16.09 | top 23.9% | 13,150 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 14.59 | 18.19 | top 46.3% | 3,838 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 7.23 | 15.38 | top 62.3% | 26,066 / 41,674 |
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
- 16 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.13 at GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 29.05 at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024. A 58.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2026 · 4 Oct 2026
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in School Westminster 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Skewbing in School Kennesaw 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Atlanta Algs at AIS 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Chen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- MJ Thomas — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.81 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 2.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.