People · United States
Aaron Du
3×3 · top 1.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018DUAA01
Aaron Du has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.27, set at A Bruin Cube Day 2022, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,002nd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2018, he has put 360 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.43 in August 2018 to 7.27, a 42% improvement. Aaron has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 7.27 | 8.37 | top 1.7% | 1,002 / 59,724 | |
| 7×7 | 2:29.16 | 2:41.62 | top 3.6% | 97 / 3,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.16 | 4.61 | top 4.2% | 1,106 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 3.28 | top 4.5% | 1,791 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 33.24 | 39.55 | top 5.2% | 795 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.83 | 16.83 | top 5.8% | 809 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.61 | 1:11.50 | top 10.0% | 785 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 3.93 | 5.30 | top 10.4% | 1,601 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 1:59.87 | 2:01.92 | top 11.0% | 391 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.24 | 1:31.82 | top 20.6% | 1,421 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 17.36 | 23.39 | top 21.7% | 1,445 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 11.23 | 13.70 | top 31.2% | 2,453 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:48.89 | 3:04.53 | early days — 3 solves | 1,057 / 2,092 |
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
- 8 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at A Bruin Cube Day 2022.
- 5 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Mudd Fall 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 25 May 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Anaheim Qualifier 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at West LA Spring 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Thousand Oaks Cubing Open 2019.
Competitions
- A Bruin Cube Day Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2022 · 8 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Mudd Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Anaheim Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- West LA Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Thousand Oaks Cubing Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Poly Cubed 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Anaheim Fall 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
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.
- Jack Flynn Stewart — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Elijah Brown — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Michael Young — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 29.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.