People · Australia
Aaron Giang
2×2 · top 2.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022GIAN05
Aaron Giang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at VIC State Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 175th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 184 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.38 in November 2022 to 10.15, a 58% improvement. Aaron has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 3.84 | top 2.0% | 175 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.15 | 12.22 | top 7.9% | 732 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.17 | 8.52 | top 8.6% | 396 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.42 | 30.87 | top 21.7% | 495 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.35 | 1:10.88 | top 39.1% | 1,056 / 3,108 | |
| Skewb | 10.24 | 15.59 | top 56.4% | 1,884 / 3,589 | |
| Clock | 21.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 799 / 1,159 |
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
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 27 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.00 at Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023.
- 27 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.25 at Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2022. A 24.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kensington May Sunday 2024 · 12 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Nathan Fares — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gemma Tolhurst — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.